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hubby

noun

ˈhə-bē

Definition of hubby

as in husband

a male partner in a marriage my hubby's been gone on a trip all week, and I really miss him

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Recent Examples of hubby After pulling off their biggest heist yet, a gorgeous con artist Lucky (Anya Taylor-Joy, a true joy in the role) and her equally gorgeous con-artist hubby Cary (Drew Starkey) down a bunch of shots, look adoringly at each other and party hard. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 July 2026 Yup, that’s Debbie (Spencer), a Yale Law graduate whose days are dedicated to doing everything her hubby is too dumb to do himself (namely, his entire job) and whose nights are spent calling her kids, hosting book club, and planning for the future. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 July 2026 No word if once-close Swift pal Blake Lively and hubby Ryan Reynolds were invited. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 July 2026 How could your wife get a headache with a great hubby like you? — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for hubby

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husband

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Vernon, meanwhile, is encouraging people to remember that there was a man, a husband and father behind the headlines.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Prosecutors dropped all charges relating to the husband before her trial began in April 2025.

— CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

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