hubby

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʌbi/
• Rhymes: -ʌbi

Etymology 1

Diminutive of husband with +‎ -y.

Noun

hubby (plural hubbies)

1. (informal, term of endearment) Husband.

   Laura thought Jack was the most wonderful hubby in the world.

Synonyms

• hubbyman (rare)

Translations

husband

• Finnish: aviomies (fi), (informal) ukko (fi)
• Georgian: ქმარუკა (kmaruḳa)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: gubbe m (informally; literally "old man")

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• Polish: mężuś (pl) m
• Russian: муженёк (ru) m (muženjók)
• Turkish: kociş
• Vietnamese: (informally) ông xã

Etymology 2

hub +‎ -y

Adjective

hubby (comparative hubbier, superlative hubbiest)

1. (US) Full of hubs or protuberances.

   A road that has been frozen while muddy is hubby.