wifien.

Brit.

/ˈwʌɪfi/, U.S.

/ˈwaɪfi/

Forms: 1700s– wifie, 1800s– wifey, 1800s– wiffie, 1900s– wyfie.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: wife n., -y suffix⁶.

Etymology: < wife n. + -y suffix⁶.With sense 2 compare the earlier Scots (chiefly northern) diminutive wifockie in the same sense (c1780; < wife n. + -ock suffix + -y suffix⁶).

1. A (or one's) wife. Often as a term of endearment. Chiefly Scottish in early use.

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the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun] > of or to a spouse, parent, or close companion > of or to wife

cara sposa?1760

wifie1776

wifekin1831

wifelkin1851

wifelet1857

wifeling1861

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [noun] > wife > little wife (term of endearment)

wifie1776

wifekin1831

wifelkin1851

wifelet1857

wifeling1861

1776 D. Herd Anc. & Mod. Sc. Songs (ed. 2) II. 179 If there should happen ever to be, A difference a'tween my wee wifie and me.

1786 R. Burns Poems 126 His clean hearth-stone, his thrifty Wifie's smile.

1819 J. Keats Let. 18 Sept. (1931) II. 439 I intend to write a letter to you[r] Wifie.

1844 M. F. Tupper Twins vi. 50 Turn bachelor again.., leave wifey at home.

1862 E. B. Ramsay Reminisc. Sc. Life i. i. 13 Whaur's the auld wifie?

1888 Mrs. H. Ward Robert Elsmere II. iii. xix. 137 I know you have worries of your own, wifie.

1924 I. Gershwin Oh, Lady, be Good! in Compl. Lyrics (1993) 51/1 Oh, sweet and lovely wifey, be good. Oh, wifey, be good to me!

1960 M. Clifton Eight Keys to Eden (1965) 23 Yellow Sands was strictly for young families, where..wifey raised super-bright kids who already considered Dad to be behind the times.

2005 M. Atwood Penelopiad xxvii. 188 You'd rather play the faithful little wifey, what with the weaving and so on.

2010 Independent Extra (Nexis) 27 Dec. 4 This little wifie tried to make fat-free, chilli-free curries for the prissy hubby.

2. Chiefly Scottish. A woman, esp. a small woman. Also (often depreciative): a middle-aged or elderly woman, esp. a plain-looking or dowdy one. Cf. wife n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > woman > [noun]

wifeeOE

womaneOE

womanOE

queanOE

brideOE

viragoc1000

to wifeOE

burdc1225

ladyc1225

carlinec1375

stotc1386

marec1387

pigsneyc1390

fellowa1393

piecec1400

femalea1425

goddessa1450

fairc1450

womankindc1450

fellowessa1500

femininea1513

tega1529

sister?1532

minikinc1540

wyec1540

placket1547

pig's eye1553

hen?1555

ware1558

pussy?a1560

jade1560

feme1566

gentlewoman1567

mort1567

pinnacea1568

jug1569

rowen1575

tarleather1575

mumps1576

skirt1578

piga1586

rib?1590

puppy1592

smock1592

maness1594

sloy1596

Madonna1602

moll1604

periwinkle1604

Partlet1607

rib of man1609

womanship?1609

modicum1611

Gypsy1612

petticoata1616

runniona1616

birda1627

lucky1629

she-man1640

her1646

lost rib1647

uptails1671

cow1696

tittup1696

cummer17..

wife1702

she-woman1703

person1704

molly1706

fusby1707

goody1708

riding hood1718

birdie1720

faggot1722

piece of goods1727

woman body1771

she-male1776

biddy1785

bitch1785

covess1789

gin1790

pintail1792

buer1807

femme1814

bibi1816

Judy1819

a bit (also bundle) of muslin1823

wifie1823

craft1829

shickster?1834

heifer1835

mot1837

tit1837

Sitt1838

strap1842

hay-bag1851

bint1855

popsy1855

tart1864

woman's woman1868

to deliver the goods1870

chapess1871

Dona1874

girl1878

ladykind1878

mivvy1881

dudess1883

dudette1883

dudine1883

tid1888

totty1890

tootsy1895

floozy1899

dame1902

jane1906

Tom1906

frail1908

bit of stuff1909

quim1909

babe1911

broad1914

muff1914

manhole1916

number1919

rossie1922

bit1923

man's woman1928

scupper1935

split1935

rye mort1936

totsy1938

leg1939

skinny1941

Richard1950

potato1957

scow1960

wimmin1975

womyn1975

womxn1991

the world > people > person > old person > old woman > [noun]

old wifeeOE

old womanOE

trota1375

carlinec1375

cronec1386

vecke1390

monea1393

hagc1400

ribibec1405

aunt?a1425

crate14..

witchc1475

mauda1500

mackabroine1546

grandam?1550

grannam1565

old lady1575

beldam1580

lucky1629

granny1634

patriarchess1639

runta1652

harridan1699

grimalkin1798

mama1810

tante1815

wifie1823

maw1826

old dear1836

tante1845

Mother Bunch1847

douairière1869

dowager1870

veteraness1880

old trout1897

tab1909

bag1924

crow1925

ma1932

Skinny Liz1940

old bag1947

old boot1958

tannie1958

LOL1960

1823 J. Kennedy Poems & Songs 78 Fame says his uncle sold some claith To a bit wifie, that was laith To pay the same.

1832 Caledonian Mercury 11 Feb. 4/4 The wifie's description roused the gudeman's suspicions so strongly, that he followed her to the barn.

1868 Glasgow Herald 9 Oct. 4/6 An old wifie standing beside me, on seeing the Princess, held up her hands and exclaimed—[etc.].

1907 J. Bedford Eng. Children in Olden Time iv. 54 Out from the kernel comes a tiny wonder—a wee wifie carding wool.

1973 Guardian 30 Nov. 11/1 There was no haggis..not a foot of tartan, not a frame of heather, not a wifey at her spinning wheel, not a single belch from a bagpipe.

1990 S. Stephen in Chapman 60 52 ‘Whit did the wiffie look like, then, Ina?’ Bella asked. ‘The een tha' took the mannie awa fir a hurl?’

2001 I. Welsh Glue 79 An auld wifie wi silver hair, n wearin glesses, a hat n a yellay coat looks ower.

2009 Sunday Mirror (Nexis) 8 Nov. 21 I saw this wee wifey with the mad hairdo and the bushy eyebrows and said, ‘Hmmm, not really telegenic.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wifie
释义	wifien. Brit. /ˈwʌɪfi/, U.S. /ˈwaɪfi/ Forms: 1700s– wifie, 1800s– wifey, 1800s– wiffie, 1900s– wyfie. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: wife n., -y suffix⁶. Etymology: < wife n. + -y suffix⁶.With sense 2 compare the earlier Scots (chiefly northern) diminutive wifockie in the same sense (c1780; < wife n. + -ock suffix + -y suffix⁶). 1. A (or one's) wife. Often as a term of endearment. Chiefly Scottish in early use. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun] > of or to a spouse, parent, or close companion > of or to wife cara sposa?1760 wifie1776 wifekin1831 wifelkin1851 wifelet1857 wifeling1861 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [noun] > wife > little wife (term of endearment) wifie1776 wifekin1831 wifelkin1851 wifelet1857 wifeling1861 1776 D. Herd Anc. & Mod. Sc. Songs (ed. 2) II. 179 If there should happen ever to be, A difference a'tween my wee wifie and me. 1786 R. Burns Poems 126 His clean hearth-stone, his thrifty Wifie's smile. 1819 J. Keats Let. 18 Sept. (1931) II. 439 I intend to write a letter to you[r] Wifie. 1844 M. F. Tupper Twins vi. 50 Turn bachelor again.., leave wifey at home. 1862 E. B. Ramsay Reminisc. Sc. Life i. i. 13 Whaur's the auld wifie? 1888 Mrs. H. Ward Robert Elsmere II. iii. xix. 137 I know you have worries of your own, wifie. 1924 I. Gershwin Oh, Lady, be Good! in Compl. Lyrics (1993) 51/1 Oh, sweet and lovely wifey, be good. Oh, wifey, be good to me! 1960 M. Clifton Eight Keys to Eden (1965) 23 Yellow Sands was strictly for young families, where..wifey raised super-bright kids who already considered Dad to be behind the times. 2005 M. Atwood Penelopiad xxvii. 188 You'd rather play the faithful little wifey, what with the weaving and so on. 2010 Independent Extra (Nexis) 27 Dec. 4 This little wifie tried to make fat-free, chilli-free curries for the prissy hubby. 2. Chiefly Scottish. A woman, esp. a small woman. Also (often depreciative): a middle-aged or elderly woman, esp. a plain-looking or dowdy one. Cf. wife n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > woman > [noun] wifeeOE womaneOE womanOE queanOE brideOE viragoc1000 to wifeOE burdc1225 ladyc1225 carlinec1375 stotc1386 marec1387 pigsneyc1390 fellowa1393 piecec1400 femalea1425 goddessa1450 fairc1450 womankindc1450 fellowessa1500 femininea1513 tega1529 sister?1532 minikinc1540 wyec1540 placket1547 pig's eye1553 hen?1555 ware1558 pussy?a1560 jade1560 feme1566 gentlewoman1567 mort1567 pinnacea1568 jug1569 rowen1575 tarleather1575 mumps1576 skirt1578 piga1586 rib?1590 puppy1592 smock1592 maness1594 sloy1596 Madonna1602 moll1604 periwinkle1604 Partlet1607 rib of man1609 womanship?1609 modicum1611 Gypsy1612 petticoata1616 runniona1616 birda1627 lucky1629 she-man1640 her1646 lost rib1647 uptails1671 cow1696 tittup1696 cummer17.. wife1702 she-woman1703 person1704 molly1706 fusby1707 goody1708 riding hood1718 birdie1720 faggot1722 piece of goods1727 woman body1771 she-male1776 biddy1785 bitch1785 covess1789 gin1790 pintail1792 buer1807 femme1814 bibi1816 Judy1819 a bit (also bundle) of muslin1823 wifie1823 craft1829 shickster?1834 heifer1835 mot1837 tit1837 Sitt1838 strap1842 hay-bag1851 bint1855 popsy1855 tart1864 woman's woman1868 to deliver the goods1870 chapess1871 Dona1874 girl1878 ladykind1878 mivvy1881 dudess1883 dudette1883 dudine1883 tid1888 totty1890 tootsy1895 floozy1899 dame1902 jane1906 Tom1906 frail1908 bit of stuff1909 quim1909 babe1911 broad1914 muff1914 manhole1916 number1919 rossie1922 bit1923 man's woman1928 scupper1935 split1935 rye mort1936 totsy1938 leg1939 skinny1941 Richard1950 potato1957 scow1960 wimmin1975 womyn1975 womxn1991 the world > people > person > old person > old woman > [noun] old wifeeOE old womanOE trota1375 carlinec1375 cronec1386 vecke1390 monea1393 hagc1400 ribibec1405 aunt?a1425 crate14.. witchc1475 mauda1500 mackabroine1546 grandam?1550 grannam1565 old lady1575 beldam1580 lucky1629 granny1634 patriarchess1639 runta1652 harridan1699 grimalkin1798 mama1810 tante1815 wifie1823 maw1826 old dear1836 tante1845 Mother Bunch1847 douairière1869 dowager1870 veteraness1880 old trout1897 tab1909 bag1924 crow1925 ma1932 Skinny Liz1940 old bag1947 old boot1958 tannie1958 LOL1960 1823 J. Kennedy Poems & Songs 78 Fame says his uncle sold some claith To a bit wifie, that was laith To pay the same. 1832 Caledonian Mercury 11 Feb. 4/4 The wifie's description roused the gudeman's suspicions so strongly, that he followed her to the barn. 1868 Glasgow Herald 9 Oct. 4/6 An old wifie standing beside me, on seeing the Princess, held up her hands and exclaimed—[etc.]. 1907 J. Bedford Eng. Children in Olden Time iv. 54 Out from the kernel comes a tiny wonder—a wee wifie carding wool. 1973 Guardian 30 Nov. 11/1 There was no haggis..not a foot of tartan, not a frame of heather, not a wifey at her spinning wheel, not a single belch from a bagpipe. 1990 S. Stephen in Chapman 60 52 ‘Whit did the wiffie look like, then, Ina?’ Bella asked. ‘The een tha' took the mannie awa fir a hurl?’ 2001 I. Welsh Glue 79 An auld wifie wi silver hair, n wearin glesses, a hat n a yellay coat looks ower. 2009 Sunday Mirror (Nexis) 8 Nov. 21 I saw this wee wifey with the mad hairdo and the bushy eyebrows and said, ‘Hmmm, not really telegenic.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1776
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