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missis

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mis·sis or mis·sus  (msz, -s)
n. Informal
1. The mistress of a household.
2. Used as a term of reference by a man of his wife.

[Alteration of mistress.]

missis [ˈmɪsɪz -ɪs]
n
a variant spelling of missus
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.missis - informal term of address for someone's wifemissis - informal term of address for someone's wife
married woman, wife - a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
Translations
missis [ˈmɪsɪz] N my missis; the missismi mujer, la parienta(Sp) , la patrona(S. Cone)
John and his missisJohn y su mujer
is the missis in?¿está la señora?
missis
n (Brit inf: = wife) → bessere Hälfte (hum inf), → Alte f (pej inf), → Olle f (inf); (= mistress of household)Frau fdes Hauses; yes, missisja(wohl)


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