[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hubby.html)

[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / hubby

[← H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/H/)

# hubby

«hubby» in Mova's school dictionary: **A husband, said in a friendly, joking or loving way** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (hubby, hubbies)

### meaning for a pupil

(informal) A husband, said in a friendly, joking or loving way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hubby/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Used in casual speech and messages, mostly by wives about their husbands: «my hubby». In stories it shows a chatty, warm character. Phrases: my hubby, the hubby.

### examples

- I'll ask my hubby to fix the fence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hubby/#x1)
- Mrs Jones and her hubby went on holiday to Spain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hubby/#x2)
- «Hubby's cooking tonight,» said Mum with a wink. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hubby/#x3)
- Her hubby always brings her flowers on Fridays. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hubby/#x4)
- The hubbies were all watching the football. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hubby/#x5)

### note

Plural: hubbies. Short for «husband». Informal; do not use it in school writing. The female version is sometimes «wifey», also informal.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «hubby» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hubby/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.