wifey

English

Etymology 1

From wife +‎ -y.

Adjective

wifey (comparative wifier or more wifey, superlative wifiest or most wifey)

1. Of, befitting, pertaining to, or characteristic of a wife.
   • 1955, Robert O. Blood, Anticipating Your Marriage, Free Press, published 1955, page 65:

     She even admits herself that she lives a dual life — one where she's always acting, trying to impress people; the other when she's around me which is more settled, the more wifey sort of thing.

   • 1997, Cary O'Dell, Women Pioneers in Television: Biographies of Fifteen Industry Leaders, McFarland & Company, published 1997, →ISBN, page 122:

     There was talk of having her wear a wedding ring to look more "wifey" and to have her wear an apron and adopt a stage name so she would become something of a company mascot.

   • 1998, New Statesman, volume 127, numbers 4379-4391, page 25:

     Perhaps you should be a bit more "wifey" by getting out the sewing machine and knocking something up yourself, using some sequins, M&S "hi-cut" knickers and that nice "satin effect" fabric you are so keen on - and which is very reasonably priced at John Lewis.

   • 2012, Meesha Mink, Real Wifeys: Get Money, Touchstone, published 2012, →ISBN, page 82:

     But it meant more wifey duties for me: weekly visits, care packages, high-ass phone bills, and making sure he got everything he needed in there.

Synonyms

• uxorial
• wifely

Etymology 2

From wife +‎ -y (diminutive suffix).

Alternative forms

• wifie

Noun

wifey (plural wifeys)

1. (informal, diminutive, endearing) diminutive of wife

   Wifey likes it when i cook her dinner.

   • traditional, BurmaShave road signs:

     if wifie shuns
     your fond embrace
     don't shoot the iceman
     feel your face
     Burma-Shave

Translations

(informal, affectionate) wife

• German: Angetraute (de) f, bestes Stück n, beste Ehefrau von allen f
• Ingrian: baaba