Housewife Definition
houswīf
housewives
noun
housewives
A married woman whose principal occupation is managing a household and taking care of domestic affairs.
Webster's New World
A small sewing kit.
Webster's New World
A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work; – called also hussy.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- homemaker
- woman of the house
- lady of the house
- chief cook and bottlewasher
- wife and mother
- family manager
- mistress of a family
- wife
- housekeeper
- home economist
- mater familias (Latin)
- mistress of the house
- home engineer
- Hausfrau (German)
- mother to one's children
verb
Alternative form of housewive.
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Other Word Forms of Housewife
Noun
Singular:
housewifePlural:
housewives
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