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English

Etymology

From Japanese ワイフ (waifu), from English wife. Doublet of wife.

Pronunciation

Noun

waifu (plural waifu or waifus)

  1. (fandom slang, Internet slang) A female fictional character from non-live-action visual media (typically an anime, manga, or video game) or non-fictional persona to whom one is romantically attracted and/or whom one considers one's wife.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:wife
    Coordinate term: husbando
    • 2008 October 30, Galen, “Re: Japanese launch campaign to marry comic book characters”, in rec.arts.manga[1] (Usenet):
      So long as I get to claim my virtual waifu and our 30 virtual children as tax deductions, I don't really care if I can't touch her.
    • 2009 December 31, Dave Watson, “Re: K-ON! 2nd season announced”, in rec.arts.anime.misc[2] (Usenet):
      Seriously, it was fun, but here's hoping that they lay off some of the bits that got old real quick, like Mio getting scared easily. I would not like to have someone that timid as "mai waifu" (as if I'd marry a bloody high school girl anyway). Makes me wonder what that says about the otaku who worship her.
    • 2012, Dani Cavallaro, Kyoto Animation: A Critical Study and Filmography, McFarland & Company, published 2012, →ISBN, page 126:
      Bradley Meek's portrayal of Lucky☆Star's protagonist is particularly worthy of notice in assessing the anime's take on the art-play dyad: “Konata Izumi is a high school otaku hardcore enough to know trivia about seventies giant robot and tokusatsu shows,” the critic proposes, “but not hardcore enough to own a bodypillow of her waifu [a 2D significant other]. []
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:waifu.

Derived terms

Translations

Finnish

Etymology

From English waifu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑi̯fu/, [ˈwɑ̝i̯fu]
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑi̯fu/, [ˈʋɑ̝i̯fu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑifu
  • Hyphenation(key): wai‧fu

Noun

waifu

  1. (fandom slang) waifu

Declension

Inflection of waifu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative waifu waifut
genitive waifun waifujen
partitive waifua waifuja
illative waifuun waifuihin
singular plural
nominative waifu waifut
accusative nom. waifu waifut
gen. waifun
genitive waifun waifujen
partitive waifua waifuja
inessive waifussa waifuissa
elative waifusta waifuista
illative waifuun waifuihin
adessive waifulla waifuilla
ablative waifulta waifuilta
allative waifulle waifuille
essive waifuna waifuina
translative waifuksi waifuiksi
abessive waifutta waifuitta
instructive waifuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of waifu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative waifuni waifuni
accusative nom. waifuni waifuni
gen. waifuni
genitive waifuni waifujeni
partitive waifuani waifujani
inessive waifussani waifuissani
elative waifustani waifuistani
illative waifuuni waifuihini
adessive waifullani waifuillani
ablative waifultani waifuiltani
allative waifulleni waifuilleni
essive waifunani waifuinani
translative waifukseni waifuikseni
abessive waifuttani waifuittani
instructive
comitative waifuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative waifusi waifusi
accusative nom. waifusi waifusi
gen. waifusi
genitive waifusi waifujesi
partitive waifuasi waifujasi
inessive waifussasi waifuissasi
elative waifustasi waifuistasi
illative waifuusi waifuihisi
adessive waifullasi waifuillasi
ablative waifultasi waifuiltasi
allative waifullesi waifuillesi
essive waifunasi waifuinasi
translative waifuksesi waifuiksesi
abessive waifuttasi waifuittasi
instructive
comitative waifuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative waifumme waifumme
accusative nom. waifumme waifumme
gen. waifumme
genitive waifumme waifujemme
partitive waifuamme waifujamme
inessive waifussamme waifuissamme
elative waifustamme waifuistamme
illative waifuumme waifuihimme
adessive waifullamme waifuillamme
ablative waifultamme waifuiltamme
allative waifullemme waifuillemme
essive waifunamme waifuinamme
translative waifuksemme waifuiksemme
abessive waifuttamme waifuittamme
instructive
comitative waifuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative waifunne waifunne
accusative nom. waifunne waifunne
gen. waifunne
genitive waifunne waifujenne
partitive waifuanne waifujanne
inessive waifussanne waifuissanne
elative waifustanne waifuistanne
illative waifuunne waifuihinne
adessive waifullanne waifuillanne
ablative waifultanne waifuiltanne
allative waifullenne waifuillenne
essive waifunanne waifuinanne
translative waifuksenne waifuiksenne
abessive waifuttanne waifuittanne
instructive
comitative waifuinenne

Japanese

Romanization

waifu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ワイフ

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English waifu.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: wai‧fu

Noun

waifu f (plural waifu or waifus)

  1. (fandom slang, Internet slang) waifu
    Coordinate term: husbando

Further reading

  • waifu”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 20062024
  • waifu” in Enciclopédia Significados (2011).

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English waifu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwaifu/ [ˈwai̯.fu]
  • Rhymes: -aifu
  • Syllabification: wai‧fu

Noun

waifu f (plural waifus)

  1. (fandom slang, Internet slang) waifu
    Coordinate term: husbando