hubby

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhʌbi/
Rhymes: -ʌbi

Etymology 1

Diminutive of husband with +‎ -y.

Noun

hubby (plural hubbies)

(informal, term of endearment) Husband.
Laura thought Jack was the most wonderful hubby in the world.

Synonyms

hubbyman (rare)

Translations

husband

Finnish: aviomies (fi), (informal) ukko (fi)
Georgian: ქმარუკა (kmaruḳa)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: gubbe m (informally; literally "old man")

Polish: mężuś (pl) m
Russian: муженёк (ru) m (muženjók)
Turkish: kociş
Vietnamese: (informally) ông xã

Etymology 2

hub +‎ -y

Adjective

hubby (comparative hubbier, superlative hubbiest)

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

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