variants or missis
Definition of missusnext
as in wife
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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Recent Examples of missus Mozart’s missus, Constanze (Gabrielle Creevy), is a much bigger presence here than before, extending into scenes set after the composer’s death. Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026 The monster’s missus comes with as much narrative anticipation as Godot. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026 Luckily, Pastor Bryant stood in solidarity with his missis and didn’t leave her to the wolves. Essence, 5 Jan. 2026 My mum and dad, my missus, and the kids did a different type of jail. Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 July 2025 Anyway, Wharton and his new missus enter and take to the dance floor; while everyone’s attention is on the couple, the handmaids continue their work of making sure everyone wearing a white bonnet has her own personal death stick. Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 13 May 2025
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wife
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  • Moore’s Mona Friedman is indeed a familiar figure, a shy and impressionable wife who quietly nods along at dinner, lets people cut in front of her at the store, and seems generally uninterested in sticking up for herself.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The story concerns a blue-collar couple, Ho-seok (Sul Kyung-gu) and his wife Mi-ok (Jeon Do-yeon), still struggling to bounce back from the loss of his factory job two years earlier after a brutal government crackdown on striking employees.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

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“Missus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missus. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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