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HUBBY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hubby mean?
• HUBBY (noun)
The noun HUBBY has 1 sense:
1. a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
Familiarity information: HUBBY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A married man; a woman's partner in marriage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
hubby; husband; married man
Hypernyms ("hubby" is a kind of...):
better half; married person; mate; partner; spouse (a person's partner in marriage)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hubby"):
benedick; benedict (a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor))
cuckold (a man whose wife committed adultery)
family man (a man whose family is of major importance in his life)
house husband; househusband (a husband who keeps house while his wife earns the family income)
uxoricide (a husband who murders his wife)
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