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(Judaism) Mistress of the house.
(Judaism) Ideal housewife, homemaker, hostess.
From Yiddish בעל־הביתטע (baleboste), feminine form of בעל־הבית (balebos), from Hebrew בַּעַל הַבַּיִת (bá'al habáyit, “master of the house”).
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