Meaning of wifelet | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A wife.
   colloquial, endearing
2. A wife who is of small stature.
   broadly, informal
3. A long-term girlfriend; a mistress (the “other woman” in an extramarital relationship).
   broadly, informal

Equivalents

Examples

“Annie, wifelet, let⟳ me tell⟳ you of one of my foreign flirtations—one that I have⟳ never yet even hinted to you.”

“The third of veils again,— / So telleth Little Love⟳,— / Is private in its skein, / For her exactest fane, / And for her special dove. / [...] / ’Tis made of wax of bees, / Of fairy wax, fay bees, / And in its charmful frieze, / Letteth no public breeze / Canvass the wifelet’s glees.”

“As on a journey, when the ship is lying at anchor, thou mayest land⟳ to take⟳ in water, and gather shells and the like⟳ upon the shore, but must keep⟳ the vessel still in view⟳, and when the steersman beckons, must leave⟳ all else at once to come⟳ on board⟳; so, too, in life's pilgrimage, if wifelet or little one be given thee for a while, it may be well, but see⟳ to it that thou art ready, when the pilot calls, to go at once, and turn⟳ not to look⟳ back.”

“'You are most awfully fetching to-night—you look⟳ so jolly mysterious somehow,' he said joyously, putting his cheek against hers. 'Give⟳ me a kiss, wifelet.' She gave him one. She would have⟳ given him a dozen of the trivial things had he asked for them! Then she laid her hand on his.”

“Well, speak⟳ to your little wifelet, your little bunny, for God's sake.”

“'My own⟳ little wifelet.' Harriet hung her head. 'Why not Sally-Anne? Why me?' Why indeed, he wondered, looking at the big blonde child who fate had proclaimed should be Mrs Grenderlyn?”

“I mean⟳, who are you holding up as an example of marital bliss? Mummy, the unpaid housekeeper? Allegra, the largely ignored trophy wifelet?”

“[T]he new wifelets [androids] couldn't enjoy⟳ the taste⟳ of food, despite being programmed to be perfect cooks. The wifelets were nonetheless programmed to comment⟳ about the food they cooked. While "eating" with their owner, they would occasionally pause and say⟳ reflectively, "Perhaps I should have⟳ put⟳ in a bit more salt," or, "I might have⟳ overdone the potatoes just a little." Of course this was never true, but it added to the authenticity of a meal.”

“In stature the Manlet was dwarfish— / No burly big Blunderbore he: / And he wearily gazed on the crawfish / His Wifelet had dressed for his tea.”

“Old Kit is a painter, and so is his wife, or rather his wifelet, for "wife" always sounds too sober and matronly a word for so dainty a pocket Venus.”

“The Marquess [Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath], now 74, who is best known for his remarkably unorthodox dress sense⟳, his pornographic murals and his series of wifelets, is fixing me with a priapic eye while slurping wine from a beer glass. "I need⟳ some more," he declares loudly. "Wine?" I inquire. "No, wifelets, of course."”

“The multi-millionaire [Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath] named his numerous girlfriends wifelets when he embarked on his "polyamorous" lifestyle shortly after marrying in 1969. [...] The trouble⟳ between two of the women erupted on Sunday night as a fight⟳ broke out in his Wiltshire stately home, Longleat – famed for its safari park⟳ lions. As the wifelets fought for his affections Lord Bath retired to his bedroom, which is decorated with murals inspired by the Kama Sutra, the Indian sex manual.”

“The polyamorous lifestyle of Alexander Thynn, the 7th Marquess, has been scarcely concealed by the Marquess himself and well documented in the press⟳, who had sunk their teeth into the latest episode just weeks before this ride⟳. The nose of a well-proportioned lady with the remarkably appropriate name⟳ of Trudi Juggernauth-Sharma, believed to be wifelet number⟳ 68, allegedly came into close⟳ physical contact⟳ with the fist of Amanda Doyle, an Irish singer and also a wifelet (sequential number⟳ unknown), after an exchange⟳ of words about the prospects of Mr Thynn, 79 at the time, fathering a child with Ms Doyle.”

“Now 83, he [Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath] has a fortune of more than £150 million and famously lives on the estate with several girlfriends who he refers to as ‘wifelets’.”

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