English
housewife
Pronunciation
Person
  • (British, America) IPA: /ˈhaʊs.waɪf/
Bag
  • IPA: /ˈhʌzɪf/
Noun

housewife (plural housewives) (housewifes for the sense 3)

  1. A woman whose main employment is homemaking, maintaining the upkeep of her home and tending to household affairs; often, such a woman whose sole [unpaid] employment is homemaking.
    • 2000, Uli Kusch, "Mr. Torture", Helloween, The Dark Ride.
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  2. The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household.
  3. A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work; – called also hussy.
    • 1852: Tom Taylor and Charles Reade, Masks and Faces Act II
      Woffington's housewife, made by herself, homely to the eye, but holds everything in the world
    • 1997, David L. Phillips, A Soldier's Story, MetroBooks, ISBN 1567994253, page 61.
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Synonyms Translations Translations Verb

housewife (housewifes, present participle housewifing; past and past participle housewifed)

  1. Alternative form of housewive


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