Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

missus

/ˈmɪs.əz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables: mis-sus
IPA: /ˈmɪs.əz/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Wife or girlfriend.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Colloquial

noun

Term of address for a woman.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Colloquial

noun

Mrs, a form of address for a married woman.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Harry said he couldn't stop and chat because his missus wanted to go shopping."
"The missus has a list of chores for me to do this weekend."
"I thought there might be trouble with the missus if I engaged a one-time murderer as nursemaid."
"Sometimes I find myself sitting back and reminiscing / Especially when I have to watch other people kissing / And I remember when you started calling me your missus / All the play fighting, all the flirtatious disses"
"Imagine you have driven past a restaurant and thought to yourself, 'That would be a nice place to take the missus for an evening out,' and in no time at all you have found yourself flicking through the Yellow Pages in search of the phonenumber."
"'Scuse me missus, but your petticoat's showing."

Etymology

Representing a common pronunciation of Mrs, a reduced form of Mistress.

Usage

Inflected Forms

missuses (plural) missis (alternative)

Phrases

Mrs. President Missus President

Frequently Paired Words

miss mister mistress madam maiden maid master matron

Synonyms

Mrs. Mrs missis

Homonyms

misses

Rhymes With

mrs dismisses hisses reminisces missis narcissus issus byssus

Questions

How do you pronounce missus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪs.əz/.
What does missus mean?: Wife or girlfriend.
Where does missus come from?: Representing a common pronunciation of Mrs, a reduced form of Mistress.

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