variants
or missis
as in wife
a female partner in a marriage
after their children grew up and moved out, they looked to move into a smaller place where he and the missus could retire comfortably
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Recent Examples of missus
Hey boy, my missus need help scrubbin this outhouse.
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Sidik Fofana, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Anyway, Wharton and his new missus enter and take to the dance floor; while everyone’s attention is on the couple, the handmaids continue their work of making sure everyone wearing a white bonnet has her own personal death stick.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 13 May 2025
Well, Richard hadn’t talked to his missus on his behalf after all.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 17 Apr. 2025
So my missus understands, and everyone understands.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Mar. 2025
Olivia Colman plays the singing nun in charge of the Home for Retired Bears; Paddington’s accompanied on his jungle excursion by the Brown family, headed once again by Hugh Bonneville, this time with Emily Mortimer (replacing Sally Hawkins) as the missus.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
With the missus' blessing to unleash hell on the Duttons, Banner returns to Whitfield.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
So my missus understands, and everyone understands.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Mar. 2025
Olivia Colman plays the singing nun in charge of the Home for Retired Bears; Paddington’s accompanied on his jungle excursion by the Brown family, headed once again by Hugh Bonneville, this time with Emily Mortimer (replacing Sally Hawkins) as the missus.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
Sidik Fofana, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Anyway, Wharton and his new missus enter and take to the dance floor; while everyone’s attention is on the couple, the handmaids continue their work of making sure everyone wearing a white bonnet has her own personal death stick.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 13 May 2025
Well, Richard hadn’t talked to his missus on his behalf after all.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 17 Apr. 2025
So my missus understands, and everyone understands.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Mar. 2025
Olivia Colman plays the singing nun in charge of the Home for Retired Bears; Paddington’s accompanied on his jungle excursion by the Brown family, headed once again by Hugh Bonneville, this time with Emily Mortimer (replacing Sally Hawkins) as the missus.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
With the missus' blessing to unleash hell on the Duttons, Banner returns to Whitfield.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
So my missus understands, and everyone understands.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Mar. 2025
Olivia Colman plays the singing nun in charge of the Home for Retired Bears; Paddington’s accompanied on his jungle excursion by the Brown family, headed once again by Hugh Bonneville, this time with Emily Mortimer (replacing Sally Hawkins) as the missus.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for missus
wife
Noun
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When my son was going to be born, my then wife had to glue shut some of the pages in this having-a-baby book.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
1 June 2025
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Morris had asked for an initial payment of $1 million and an annual retirement package of $600,000 to $800,000 for the rest of his and his wife’s lives, plus other benefits.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 May 2025
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“Missus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missus. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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