Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hubby

/ˈhʌbi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: hub-by
IPA: /ˈhʌbi/

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Informal

adj

Full of hubs or protuberances.

American usage

Example Sentences

"Laura thought Jack was the most wonderful hubby in the world."
"“But they have done more than talk — they have written — written to my hubby — I'm sure of it,” said the Man's Wife, and she pulled a letter from her husband out of her saddle-pocket and gave it to the Tertium Quid."
"A road that has been frozen while muddy is hubby."

Etymology

Diminutive of husband + -y.

Usage

Informal
American usage

Inflected Forms

hubbies (plural) hubbier (comparative) hubbiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

househubby hubster

Synonyms

hubbyman husband married man

Rhymes With

chubby grubby stubby tubby scrubby dubey shrubby clubby cubby bubby subby bubbe

Questions

How do you pronounce hubby?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhʌbi/.
What does hubby mean?: Husband.
Where does hubby come from?: Diminutive of husband + -y.

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