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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There will be times when too much time on my hands leads to nonsense, like deep character dives on Instagram regarding the wives of ex-boyfriends.—
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29 Jan. 2026 -
The Testaments centers on the young girls in Gilead who are training to be wives.—
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26 Jan. 2026
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“Missuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missuses. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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