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housewife

noun

house·​wife ˈhau̇s-ˌwīf How to pronounce housewife (audio)
 especially in sense 2 and in early poetry  ˈhə-zəf,
or
-səf How to pronounce housewife (audio)
plural housewives ˈhau̇s-ˌwīvz How to pronounce housewife (audio)
 also  ˈhau̇z-ˌwīvz;
ˈhə-zəfs,
-zəvz,
-səfs,
-səvz
1
: a married woman in charge of a household
2
: a pocket-size container for small articles (such as thread)
housewifeliness noun
housewifely adjective
housewifery
ˈhau̇s-ˌwī-f(ə-)rē How to pronounce housewife (audio)
 British  -(ˌ)wi-f(ə-)rē
 also  ˈhə-zə-frē
noun
housewifey adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web However, Henry was more than willing to voice his opinion on new housewife Kathy Hilton. Wilson Chapman, Variety, 11 Sep. 2022 At a time when women were, in many cases, expected to conform to traditional roles of a housewife and homemaker, Elizabeth was ascending the throne of a powerful country. Arianne Chernock, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2022 The story is set in Baltimore in the 1960s, where an unsolved murder pushes housewife and mother Maddie Schwartz (Portman) to reinvent herself as an investigative reporter. James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Aug. 2022 As an adult, Shauna is this bored suburban housewife with obviously a lot of inner turmoil. Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2022 My dad was a chemical factory worker and my mom was a housewife who did tutoring. Anne Field, Forbes, 31 July 2022 In the series, an unfulfilled suburban housewife (Ginger Gonzaga) is shocked to discover that her bland and unremarkable computer consultant husband (Steve Howey) is a skilled international spy. Joe Otterson, Variety, 13 May 2022 The protagonist of Penelope Mortimer’s 1958 novel, Daddy’s Gone a-Hunting, is a 37-year-old housewife named Ruth, who is sliding into a madness of midlife suffocation and despair. Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 11 May 2022 Set in the 1950s, the film follows a housewife (Florence Pugh) living in a utopian community who grows suspicious of her husband (Styles). Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 27 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of housewife was in the 13th century

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