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:
housewife
Plural:
housewives

Origin of Housewife

  • Middle English houswif hous house house wif wife wife

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • house +‎ wife

    From Wiktionary

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