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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The parents and wives of the twin brothers, along with other relatives and family friends, attended Friday’s detention hearing.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
4 Jan. 2025 -
There are plenty of other places to choose your role models, from schools to firehouses to precincts to military branches, to parents, husbands, wives, children, spouses.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Missuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missuses. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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