# waifu
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈwaɪ.fuː/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈwaɪ.fu/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɪfuː

### Noun

waifu (plural waifu or waifus)
* (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 (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 (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

* boyfu
* waifu pillow

#### Related terms

* mai (“my”)

#### Translations
## Finnish
### Etymology

From English waifu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈwɑi̯fu/, [ˈwɑ̝i̯fu]
* IPA: /ˈʋɑi̯fu/, [ˈʋɑ̝i̯fu]
* Rhymes: -ɑifu
* Hyphenation: wai‧fu

### Noun

waifu
* (fandom slang) waifu

#### Declension

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
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
waifunsa
waifunsa
accusative
nom.
waifunsa
waifunsa
gen.
waifunsa
genitive
waifunsa
waifujensa
partitive
waifuaan waifuansa
waifujaan waifujansa
inessive
waifussaan waifussansa
waifuissaan waifuissansa
elative
waifustaan waifustansa
waifuistaan waifuistansa
illative
waifuunsa
waifuihinsa
adessive
waifullaan waifullansa
waifuillaan waifuillansa
ablative
waifultaan waifultansa
waifuiltaan waifuiltansa
allative
waifulleen waifullensa
waifuilleen waifuillensa
essive
waifunaan waifunansa
waifuinaan waifuinansa
translative
waifukseen waifuksensa
waifuikseen waifuiksensa
abessive
waifuttaan waifuttansa
waifuittaan waifuittansa
instructive
comitative
—waifuineen waifuinensa :

## Japanese
### Romanization

waifu
* Rōmaji transcription of ワイフ

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English waifu.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈwaj.fu/ [ˈwaɪ̯.fu]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈwaj.fu/
* Hyphenation: wai‧fu

### Noun

waifu f (plural waifu or waifus)
* (fandom slang, Internet slang) waifu
    Coordinate term: husbando

### Further reading

* “waifu”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “waifu” in Enciclopédia Significados (2011).

## Spanish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English waifu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈwaifu/ [ˈwai̯.fu]
* Rhymes: -aifu
* Syllabification: wai‧fu

### Noun

waifu f (plural waifus)
* (fandom slang, Internet slang) waifu
    Coordinate term: husbando