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Misses¹

  • /ˈmɪsɪz/
  • /ˈmɪsəz/

Sounds like misses, Mrs · Rhymes with -ɪsɪz

noun

  1. plural plural of Miss

noun Misseses

  1. pronunciation spelling Eye dialect spelling of Mrs; alternative spelling of Missus. Perhaps we are disposed to smile at seeing so much made of titles; but after what we have learned of Lord Timothy Dexter and the high-sounding names appropriated by many of our own compatriots, who have no more claim to them than we plain Misters and Misseses, we may feel to them something as our la

misses²

  • /ˈmɪsɪz/
  • /ˈmɪsəz/

Sounds like Misses, Mrs · Rhymes with -ɪsɪz

noun

  1. plural plural of miss
  2. A range of clothing sizes for women of average height and build.

noun misseses

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of missus (“Mrs; wife”). 2025, JEZBON, Real Aussies: John's Heartbreak "Kay, maybe you've got a point. Why's he always smiling, anyway?" "Dunno. Maybe being a dung puncher's a recipe for smiles?" I snap my head to Colin. "What?" "Yeah, apparently. Seen him get picked up by his, er, misses? Man?" Colin squints. "Bum chum? Ga

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of miss

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: neglect, lack, leave out, omit, lose, escape, overleap, overlook, young lady, girl, drop, missy, fille, missfire, young woman, women

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@misc{misses_2026,
  title = {misses},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/misses},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}