variants
or missises
as in wives
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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wives
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The most mannerly thing would be to pass the requests on to your sons and their wives.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
18 Sep. 2025 -
The subjects are teachers, nurses, business owners, an author, professional singers, retirees, mothers, grandmothers, wives, divorcees, cancer or trauma survivors and more.—
Point Loma-Ob Monthly,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Missuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missuses. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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