Housewife

  • 21housewife — house·wife || haÊŠswaɪf n. homemaker, married woman who manages her home full time (as opposed to working full time outside the home) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 22housewife — noun (plural housewives) 1》 a married woman whose main occupation is caring for her family and running the household. 2》 hʌzɪf a small case for needles, thread, and other small sewing items. Derivatives housewifely adjective housewifery noun haʊs …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 23housewife — n. 1. Mistress of a family, goodwoman. 2. Huswife, female economist, thrifty woman …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 24housewife — noun plural housewives, (C) a married woman who works at home doing the cooking, cleaning etc, but does not have a job outside the house; homemaker housewifely adjective …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25housewife — n homemaker, hausfrau, housekeeper, home economist, family manager, Sl. chief cook and bottle washer; wife, mate, consort, Inf. better half …

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  • 26housewife — house·wife …

    English syllables

  • 27housewife — [ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf] (plural housewives [ˈhaʊsˌwaɪvz] ) noun [C] a woman who does not work outside the home and whose main job is looking after her children, cooking, cleaning etc …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 28housewife — noun (plural housewives) 1. /ˈhaʊswaɪf / (say howswuyf) the woman in charge of a household, especially a wife who does no other job. 2. /ˈhʌsəf/ (say husuhf) Also, hussif. a small case for needles, thread, etc. {Middle English huswif, husewif} …

  • 29housewife —   Wahine mālama hale …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 30housewife — n. (pl. wives) 1 a woman (usu. married) managing a household. 2 a case for needles, thread, etc. Derivatives: housewifely adj. housewifeliness n. Etymology: ME hus(e)wif f. HOUSE + WIFE …

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