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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wives
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Many are wives or widows of IS fighters and their children.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026 -
John and Paul got an ego boost over their wives’ independent preexisting artistic careers — something these men did not have in common with any other male rock stars of their generation, to say the damn least.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Missuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missuses. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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