Day: December 30, 2025

The men might have different opinions, and circumstances alter cases, but I expect “wifey” would take a dim view of the diminutive. By the same token, girlie / sonny today are likely to be seen as insulting / disrespectful in many contexts (but lassie / laddie are more generally acceptable in Scotland). Bottom line though – as a non-native speaker you should avoid using any words like this …