Reverse Dictionary: HUSBAND

ADJECTIVES
​► MARITICIDAL husband-killing → 1819
► DICK-WHIPPED of a woman: dominated by one’s boyfriend or husband → 2004 African-American sl.
► GAMICAL pertaining to marriage or to a husband; marital → 1660 obs.
► HUSBANDLY befitting a husband; having the character considered appropriate in a husband; marital → 1569
► MARITATED having a husband; married → 1727 obs.
► MARITORIOUS fond of one’s husband → 1607 obs.
► MARITURIENT eager to marry; wishing to become a husband → 1765 nonce word
► MONANDROUS having only one husband at a time → 1884
► OMO used for signalling that a woman’s husband is not at home (Old Man Out) → 1995 UK sl.
► POLYANDROUS having more than one husband or male sexual partner → 1855

ADVERBS
► HUSBANDICALLY with regard to a husband → 1564 obs.

NOUNS
► HUSBAND-BEATER an object used to beat husbands, specifically, a long-handled umbrella → 1888 sl., obs.
► MARITALITY excessive affection of a wife for her husband → 1812
► MONANDRY the practice of having only one husband at a time → 1855
► TWI-WIFING bigamy by a husband → c1250 obs.
► VIRICIDE the slaying of men or of husbands → 1766

NOUNS – PERSON
► ACE LANE a husband or male lover → c1935 Amer. sl., orig. Black
► ACE-LOVER one’s most important lover; the most important member of the opposite sex one knows, as a husband, a pimp, or a boyfriend → 1996 African-American sl.
► ACTAEON ► ACTEON a cuckold; the husband of an unfaithful wife → 1567 rare and arch.
► AUNTIE MAN a man who is completely dominated by his wife → 2003 Trinidad and Tobago
► BABY a lover; also a spouse; a term of endearment, a darling, a sweetheart or girlfriend; orig. only applied to women  → 1684 colloq.
► BAL husband → Bk1982 Jewish
► BARON in law and heraldry: husband → 1595
► BARON AND FEMME a man and his wife → Bk1708
► BEDDE a bedfellow; a husband or wife → c1250 obs.
► BEDFELLOW a husband or wife; a spouse; a concubine → 1490 obs.
► BENJAMIN in Australian Pidgin-English, a married man, a husband → Bk1898
► BEST BOY a sweetheart, a boyfriend, a husband → 1893 sl., orig. US
► BETTER HALF a person’s husband, wife or (in later use) partner → a1586
► BIG DADDY a husband; a sweetheart → 1909 Amer. dial.
► BIGGER HALF one’s husband → 1965 Amer. sl.
► BIG MISTER one’s husband → 1965 Amer. dial.
► BISCUIT GETTER a breadwinner; the husband → 1966 Amer. jocular
► BITTER HALF one’s wife or female partner; occasionally used of a husband or male partner → 1847 sl.
► BOND a householder; a husband → 1000 obs.
► BONO OMEE a husband → M19 sl.
► BOSS-MAN one’s husband; humorous usage → 1966 Amer. dial.
► BOY one’s husband → c1960 Amer. jocular
► BUNGLER an impotent husband → L17 sl.
► COPEMATE ► COPESMATE a partner in marrage; a husband or wife → 1631 obs.
► DAD an affectionate or joking name for husband → c1960 Amer. dial.
► DADDIO ► DADDY-O ► DADIO a boyfriend; a male lover; a husband → 1944 US sl.
► DADDY a husband; a sweetheart; an older male lover → 1909 Amer. sl.
► DARBY AND JOAN a jocose name for an attached husband and wife who are ‘all in all to each other’, esp. in advanced years and in humble life → 1773
► DOG STUD 1899 Amer. dial., derogatory – the husband of a woman who has no children
► EGG a henpecked husband → 1968 Amer. dial.
► FATHER one’s husband → 1941 Amer. dial.
► FERE a spouse, a husband or wife → 1703 Sc. & Eng. dial. obs.
► GADGE any male, including a husband → M19 sl.
► GADGIE ► GADGY ► GADJIE ► GADJY a man; a fellow; a husband; a lover → 1906
► GAFFER a husband; the head of the house → 1765 UK sl.
► GAGE any male, including a husband → Bk1859 sl.
► GANDER a man or husband not living with his wife; a grass-widower → Bk1859 US sl.
► GANDER-MOONER a husband during the ‘gander-month’ (the month after childbirth when it was held excusable for the husband to err) → 1617 
► GOODMAN the master of a house; the head of a family; a husband → 1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► GOVERNOR one’s grandfather, or husband → 1888 Amer. dial.
► GRASS WIDOWER a man who, for any reason, is living apart from his wife → 1862 Amer. dial.
► H a husband → Bk1988
► HALF-HUSBAND a married man with a homosexual liaison on the side → Bk1972 homosexual sl. 
► HALF-MARROW a husband or wife; a spouse → 1637 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► HEADACHE one’s husband or wife; a boyfriend or girlfriend; a loved one; a sweetheart → 1933 US sl.
► HEAD-STALL the head of a house, a father, a husband, etc. → Bk1902 Sc.
► HELP-MAKE a helpmate; a companion who is a help, or who renders help; an assistant, coadjutor, partner, consort; chiefly applied to a wife or husband → 1854 Eng. dial.
► HELPMATE a companion who is a help, or who renders help; an assistant, coadjutor, partner, consort; chiefly applied to a wife or husband → 1715
► HELPMEET a fitting or suitable helper: usually applied to a wife or husband; a consort, a companion, an assistant → 1382
► HEN FRIGHT a man who is dominated by his wife → c1850 sl.
► HIMSELF a term applied to the husband or master of the speaker → Bk1902 Eng. dial.
► HIS HIGHNESS used by a woman as a sarcastically ‘respectful’ description of her husband; the implication is of laziness, or someone considered to be pompous or overbearing → 1879 sl.
► HIS LORDSHIP one’s husband → Bk1988 Aust. sl.
► HIS NIBS one’s husband → Bk1988 Aust. sl.
► HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS used by a woman as a sarcastically ‘respectful’ description of her husband; the implication is of laziness, or someone considered to be pompous or overbearing → 1945 sl. 
► HOMEBIRD a henpecked husband → M19 sl.
► HORN OF PLENTY a husband → 1970 US sl. (Bk.)
► HORSE ► HOSS one’s husband → 1858 Amer. sl.
► HUBBY a husband → 1688 sl.
► I-BEDDE a bedfellow; a wife; a husband → a1250 obs.
► JERRY-SNEAK a henpecked husband → 1764
► J.P., THE a husband → c1935 sl.
► KANE a male; a man, a husband → 1938 Hawaii
► LAD a familiar or affectionate name for a man; a husband, son, or boon companion; a fellow → 1811 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► LAP-FULL a lover or a husband → 19C Brit. sl.
► LEMAN a husband or wife → c1250 arch.
► LESSER HALF one’s husband → 1965 Amer. sl. 
► LOLLING-POST a husband → B1900 Eng. dial. sl.
► MAKE a husband or wife; a lover or mistress → a1240 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► MAN one’s husband → a1300
► MARITE a husband → c1330 obs.
► MARRIAGE a person viewed as a prospective husband or wife; a (good or bad) match → 1523 obs.
► MARROW a husband or wife → a1578 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► MASTER one’s husband → c1400 Eng. dial.
► MASTER-MAN the head of a family or household; a husband → 1885 Eng. dial.
► MATCH a husband or wife; a mate, a consort, a lover; also, said of animals → a831 obs.
► MEACOCK a silly effeminate fellow; a spiritless or timorous fellow; a coward, a weakling; a henpecked husband → 1526 obs.
► MINNIE’S-MAN a term of contempt for a henpecked husband → 1806 Sc.
► MISTER a husband or head of a household → 1929 Amer. dial.
► MISTER, THE one’s husband → 1934 Amer. dial.
► MOIETY one’s wife or husband → 1611 humorous usage, obs.
► MONKEY-MAN a man likened to or supposed to resemble a monkey in some respect; a weak or gullible man, esp. one subservient to his wife or lover, or to women generally → 1840 African-American sl., chiefly derogatory
► MORROW a companion; a husband or wife → Bk1866 Sc. & Ireland
► NEIGHBOUR a husband or wife → Bk1905 Sc.
► NEPHEW-IN-LAW the husband of a brother’s or sister’s daughter → 1870
► NEW PAN a second husband → 1861 Sc.
► NICKUMPOOP ► NINCOMPOOP ► NINCUMPOOP ► NINK-A-POOP ► NINKOMPOOP ► NINKUMPUPE ► NINNY-CUM-POOP a fool, a simpleton; a suitor who lacks self-confidence; a henpecked husband → 1673 sl.
► NUB a husband → 1860 sl.
► OLD BOY one’s husband → 1996 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► OLD FELLOW a husband → 1980 sl.
► OLD GENT a husband → 1940 sl.
► OLD HAG a husband → 1967 Amer. dial. jocular
► OLD MAN a woman’s husband → 1686
► OLD POT (AND PAN) ‘old man’; husband, father → M19 rhyming sl.
► OTHER HALF one’s husband → 1965 Amer. sl.
► PA a husband → 1941 Amer. dial.
► PAP an affection name used by a woman to her husband, lover, or pimp → L19 US sl.
► PAPA an affection name used by a woman to her husband, lover, or pimp → L19 US sl.
► PINCH-WIFE a churlish, vigilant husband → 19C sl., obs.
► POT AND PAN a husband → 1905 rhyming sl. for ‘old man = husband’
► SKIMMINGTON the man or woman personating the ill-used husband or the offending wide in a ‘skimmington’ (a ludicrous procession, formerly common in villages and country districts, usually intended to bring ridicule or odium upon a woman or her husband in cases where the one was unfaithful to or ill-treated the other) intended to ridicule the one or the other; also, a husband whose wife is unfaithful to him → 1609 obs.
► SOVEREIGN a husband in relation to his wife → 1390 obs.
► SPARRING PARTNER a friend; a companion; a husband or wife → 1995 sl. 
► SWEET DADDY a husband; a sweetheart → 1909 Amer. dial.
► TOM TILER ► TOM TYLER any ordinary man; also, a henpecked husband → 1582
► TURK a man who treats his wife harshly → 1536
► UMBRELLA a fellow, usually a husband, boyfriend, or lover → 1998 rhyming sl.
► UNDERHALF one’s husband → 1888 Sc. 
► WEDFELLOW a spouse, either husband or wife → B1900
► WORSE HALF one’s husband → 1905 sl
► WORST HALF one’s husband → 1965 Amer. sl.
► XYM a husband; ‘ex-young-man’ → 1976 US sl.
► YELLOW-HAMMER a term of contempt for a person, esp. a jealous husband → 1602 obs.
► YOCKFELLOW ► YOKEFELLOW a person joined in marriage to another; a spouse; a husband or wife → 1545
► YOKE-MATE a person joined in marriage to another; a spouse; a husband or wife → 1567

NOUNS – PERSON – OTHER
► CAP AND BUTTON a woman whose husband is a nonentity → 1887 Eng. dial.

PHRASES
► DRAGGIN’ HER ROPE said of a woman who is trying to catch a husband → 1945 US Western usage (Bk.)
► GOOD JACK MAKES A GOOD JILL, A a good husband makes a good wife; a good master makes a good servant; if one partner treats the other well, he or she will be treated well in turn → 1784

VERBS
► CAST ONE’S GARTENS ► CAST ONE’S GARTER to secure a husband → 1869 Sc. 
► CHURL to take a husband → 1000 obs.
► GO A GANDERING of a husband: to gallant during the period of a wife’s confinement → 1687 obs.
► HANG OUT THE BROOMSTICK to angle for a husband → B1900 Eng. dial.