Wifelkin

//ˈwaɪf.əl.kɪn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A wife. archaic, diminutive, endearing

    ""I say, wifelkin," said he, in a faltering tone, "did you ever see the like of this here?""

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wifeletwifelet

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""I say, wifelkin," said he, in a faltering tone, "did you ever see the like of this here?""

Etymology

From wife + -el + -kin, a double diminutive.

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