hubby

«hubby» in Mova's school dictionary: A husband, said in a friendly, joking or loving way — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (hubby, hubbies)

meaning for a pupil

(informal) A husband, said in a friendly, joking or loving way. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in casual speech and messages, mostly by wives about their husbands: «my hubby». In stories it shows a chatty, warm character. Phrases: my hubby, the hubby.

examples

• I'll ask my hubby to fix the fence. tree →
• Mrs Jones and her hubby went on holiday to Spain. tree →
• «Hubby's cooking tonight,» said Mum with a wink. tree →
• Her hubby always brings her flowers on Fridays. tree →
• The hubbies were all watching the football. tree →

note

Plural: hubbies. Short for «husband». Informal; do not use it in school writing. The female version is sometimes «wifey», also informal.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «hubby» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.