missis

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missis

wife; the mistress of a household

Not to be confused with:

misses – plural of miss (a title of respect for an unmarried woman); sizes of women’s garments

mis·sis

(mĭs′ĭz, -ĭs)

Variant of missus.

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missis

(ˈmɪsɪz; -ɪs)

a variant spelling of missus

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mis•sis

or mis•sus

(ˈmɪs əz, -əs)

n.

1. Informal. wife.

2. the mistress of a household.

[1780–90; assimilated pronoun of mistress]

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Noun

missis - informal term of address for someone's wife

missus

married woman, wife - a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

Translations

missis

[ˈmɪsɪz] N my missis; the missis → mi mujer, la parienta (Sp) , la patrona (S. Cone)
John and his missis → John y su mujer
is the missis in? → ¿está la señora?

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

missis

n (Brit inf: = wife) → bessere Hälfte (hum inf), → Alte f (pej inf), → Olle f (inf); (= mistress of household) → Frau f → des Hauses; yes, missis → ja(wohl)

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"'Tis Jawn McCaskey and his missis at it again," meditated the policeman.

"Jawn," she said, sentimentally, "Missis Murphy's little bye is lost.

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"I've told Missis often my opinion about the child, and Missis agreed with me.

"And you ought not to think yourself on an equality with the Misses Reed and Master Reed, because Missis kindly allows you to be brought up with them.

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Ole missis, she tole me I got to go an' git dis water an' not stop foolin' roun' wid anybody.

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'He tried to murder me, sir; and then he tried to murder Charlotte; and then missis. Oh!

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"O, missis!" she said, raising her eyes; then, bursting into tears, she sat down in a chair, and began sobbing.

missis, missis," said Eliza, "there's been a trader talking with master in the parlor!

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'Now, Missis,' said he; 'where did you come from and where are you going to?'

They'll pass you on to your settlement, Missis, with all speed.

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"Why, missis," said Jerry, "you can't get there walking through crowds like this!

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When I come nigh and looked in through the glass, I see the faithful creetur Missis Gummidge sittin' by the fire, as we had fixed upon, alone.