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English

Etymology

From hen +‎ pecked.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɛnpɛkt/
Audio (US): (file)
Hyphenation: hen‧pecked

Adjective

henpecked (comparative more henpecked, superlative most henpecked)

(particularly of husbands or boyfriends) Intimidated or overwhelmed by a nagging or overbearing matriarch, wife, or girlfriend.
- June-July 1884, Henry James, “The Author of Beltraffio”, in The English Illustrated Magazine:
  "I noticed that he addressed her as 'My dear,' very genially, without any trace of resentment.... The quickness of the transition made me vaguely ask myself whether he were henpecked,—a shocking conjecture, which I instantly dismissed."

Synonyms

Related terms

mother hen (noun), mother-hen (verb)

Translations

plagued or overwhelmed by one's wife

Catalan: bajoc m, calçasses (ca) m (noun)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 怕老婆的 (pàlǎopó de), 懼內的／惧内的 (zh) (jùnèi de)
Czech: pod pantoflem
Danish: i sin hule hånd, tøffelhelt (da)
Finnish: tossun alla, tossutettu
French: jobard (fr) m, la femme porte la culotte, dominé par sa femme
German: unter dem Pantoffel, Pantoffelheld (de) m (a henpecked husband)
Hungarian: papucs (hu), tutyimutyi (hu)
Italian: soggiogato (it), sottomesso (it), plagiato (it), asservito (it)
Japanese: 女房天下 (にょうぼうてんか, nyōbō tenka), 二本棒 (にほんぼう, nihonbō), 鼻下長 (びかちょう, bikachō)
Latin: uxorius
Macedonian: папучар m (papučar)
Norman: dêbraiesi
Norwegian:
Bokmål: tøffelhelt (no) m
Persian: زن‌ذلیل (zan-zalil)
Polish: pod pantoflem, pantoflarz (pl) m, pozbadnięty (regional)
Portuguese: mandado (pt)
Russian: под башмако́м (pod bašmakóm), под каблуко́м (ru) (pod kablukóm), подкаблу́чник (ru) (podkablúčnik) (noun)
Scottish Gaelic: fo mhaide na poite, piteag f (a henpecked man)
Spanish: (Spain) calzonazos (es) m, planchabragas (es) m, (Mexico) mandilón (es) m, (Chile) macabeo (es) m, (Bolivia, Río de la Plata) pollerudo (es) m, (Peru) pisado (es)
Swedish: toffel (sv) c, toffelhjälte (sv) c, tofflad
Turkish: kılıbık (tr)

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 ===Etymology===
-{{compound|en|hen|pecked}}
+From {{compound|en|hen|pecked}}.
 ===Pronunciation===
 * {{IPA|en|/ˈhɛnpɛkt/}}
-* {{audio|en|en-us-henpecked.ogg|Audio (US)}}
+* {{audio|en|en-us-henpecked.ogg|a=US}}
 * {{hyphenation|en|hen|pecked}}
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 {{en-adj}}
-# {{lb|en|particularly of [[husband]]s or [[boyfriend]]s}} Intimidated or [[overwhelmed]] by a [[nagging]] or [[overbearing]] [[wife]] or [[girlfriend]].
+# {{lb|en|particularly of [[husband]]s or [[boyfriend]]s}} Intimidated or [[overwhelmed]] by a [[nagging]] or [[overbearing]] [[matriarch]], [[wife]], or [[girlfriend]].
-#* {{quote-journal|en|June-July 1884|[[w:Henry James|Henry James]]|The Author of Beltraffio|The English Illustrated Magazine|text="I noticed that he addressed her as 'My dear,' very genially, without any trace of resentment.... The quickness of the transition made me vaguely ask myself whether he were '''henpecked''',—a shocking conjecture, which I instantly dismissed."}}
+#* {{quote-journal|en|year=June-July 1884|author=w:Henry James|title=The Author of Beltraffio|journal=The English Illustrated Magazine|text="I noticed that he addressed her as 'My dear,' very genially, without any trace of resentment.... The quickness of the transition made me vaguely ask myself whether he were '''henpecked''',—a shocking conjecture, which I instantly dismissed."}}
 ====Synonyms====
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 * {{l|en|under the thumb}}
 * {{l|en|uxorious}}
+====Related terms====
+* {{l|en|mother hen#Noun|pos=n}}, {{l|en|mother-hen#Verb|pos=v}}
 ====Translations====
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 *: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|tøffelhelt|m}}
 * Persian: {{t|fa|زن‌ذلیل|tr=zan-zalil}}
-* Polish: {{t|pl|pod pantoflem}}
+* Polish: {{t|pl|pod pantoflem}}, {{t+|pl|pantoflarz|m}}, {{t|pl|pozbadnięty}} {{qualifier|regional}}
 * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|mandado}}
 * Russian: {{t|ru|под башмако́м}}, {{t+|ru|под каблуко́м}}, {{t+|ru|подкаблу́чник}} {{q|noun}}
-* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|fo mhaide na poite}}, {{t|gd|piteag|f}}
+* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|fo mhaide na poite}}, {{t|gd|piteag|f}} {{qualifier|a henpecked man}}
 * Spanish: {{qualifier|Spain}} {{t+|es|calzonazos|m}}, {{t+|es|planchabragas|m}}, {{qualifier|Mexico}} {{t+|es|mandilón|m}}, {{qualifier|Chile}} {{t+|es|macabeo|m}}, {{qualifier|Bolivia|Río de la Plata}} {{t+|es|pollerudo|m}}, {{qualifier|Peru}} {{t+|es|pisado}}
 * Swedish: {{t+|sv|toffel|c}}, {{t+|sv|toffelhjälte|c}}, {{t|sv|tofflad}}
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 {{trans-bottom}}
-===See also===
+====See also====
+* {{l|en|wear the pants}}
-* [[mother-hen]]
-* to [[wear the pants]]
-[[Category:en:Marriage]]
+{{C|en|Marriage}}