Noun: husband húz-bund
- A married man; a woman's partner in marriage
"She affectionately referred to her husband as her hubby";
- hubby [informal], married man
- Use cautiously and frugally
"husband your energy for the ascent to the summit";
- conserve, economize, economise [Brit]
Derived forms: husbanded, husbanding, husbands
Type of: adult male, better half [informal], bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, married person, mate [informal], other half [Brit, informal], partner, preserve, save, sod [informal], spouse
Encyclopedia: Husband, Pennsylvania