wifelkinn.

Brit.

/ˈwʌɪflkɪn/, U.S.

/ˈwaɪfəlkɪn/

Forms: 1800s wifleken, 1800s wiflekin, 1800s– wifelkin.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: wife n., -el suffix², -kin suffix.

Etymology: Apparently irregularly < wife n. + -el suffix² + -kin suffix. Compare earlier wifekin n. at wife n. Derivatives and slightly later wifelet n., wifeling n. at wife n. Derivatives.

colloquial. Now rare.

Used as an affectionate form of address for a wife. Cf. wifekin n. at wife n. Derivatives.

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

1851 G. Borrow Lavengro I. v. 64 Leave him to me, wifelkin.

1897 P. Kester Tales Real Gypsy 188 ‘Wiflekin,’ I say to Mrs. Lovell,..‘wifleken, we have been fools.’

1974 Shankar's Weekly (Delhi) 29 Sept. 15/1 That's fine, wifelkin.

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

单词	wifelkin
释义	wifelkinn. Brit. /ˈwʌɪflkɪn/, U.S. /ˈwaɪfəlkɪn/ Forms: 1800s wifleken, 1800s wiflekin, 1800s– wifelkin. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: wife n., -el suffix², -kin suffix. Etymology: Apparently irregularly < wife n. + -el suffix² + -kin suffix. Compare earlier wifekin n. at wife n. Derivatives and slightly later wifelet n., wifeling n. at wife n. Derivatives. colloquial. Now rare. Used as an affectionate form of address for a wife. Cf. wifekin n. at wife n. Derivatives. 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 1851 G. Borrow Lavengro I. v. 64 Leave him to me, wifelkin. 1897 P. Kester Tales Real Gypsy 188 ‘Wiflekin,’ I say to Mrs. Lovell,..‘wifleken, we have been fools.’ 1974 Shankar's Weekly (Delhi) 29 Sept. 15/1 That's fine, wifelkin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1851
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