hubby

nounadjectiveattested in dialogue

Ireland//ˈhʊbi//
//ˈhʌbi//

Husband.

noun

1
informalHusband.
Laura thought Jack was the most wonderful hubby in the world.
“But they have done more than talk — they have written — written to my hubby — I'm sure of it,” said the Man's Wife, and she pulled a letter from her husband out of her saddle-pocket and gave it to the Tertium Quid.

Etymology

Diminutive of husband + -y.

adjective

1
Full of hubs or protuberances.
A road that has been frozen while muddy is hubby.

Etymology

Etymology tree English hub Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English hubby From hub + -y (adjectival suffix).

Forms

plural: hubbies
comparative: hubbier
superlative: hubbiest

Hub · Nickname for Boston: a major city in Massachusetts, United…hubble · An uproar.Hubble · An English surname transferred from the given name derived…

hubby · Husband.

Hubert · A male given name from the Germanic languages, borne by an…huck · To throw or chuck.Huck · A surname.

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