wifelkin
English
editEtymology
editFrom wife + -el + -kin, a double diminutive.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editwifelkin (plural wifelkins)
- (archaic, diminutive, endearing) A wife.
- 1851, George Borrow, chapter V, in Lavengro; the Scholar—the Gypsy—the Priest. […], volume I, London: John Murray […], →OCLC, page 66:
- "I say, wifelkin," said he, in a faltering tone, "did you ever see the like of this here?"