housewife

[US]/ˈhaʊswaɪf/
[UK]/ˈhaʊswaɪf/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a woman who takes care of her household, typically by managing the household and caring for the family.

Example Sentences

the skills of the housewife remain undervalued in society.

"That woman, as a housewife, has a lot to put up with."

The housewife crushes out juice from oranges.

She’s a housewife— when she’s not teaching English, that is.

in a survey more than half the women interviewed hated the label ‘housewife’.

Among them, " escape from prison " " libidinal city " " acedia housewife " wait for popular drama anthology to be belonged to " without card " .

Real-world Examples

She wanted nothing more than to be a housewife.

Source: Deadly Women

You're really this donna reed housewife from the '50s?

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 5

This woman is a housewife, and she doesn't bother trying to be beautiful.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 6

Housewives cannot do much to enrich the non-staple food.

Source: A Bite of China Season 1

Many women don't want to be housewives alone.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book One.

I've heard it from heroes and from housewives.

Source: Anecdotes of celebrities

You were nothing but a housewife when I found you.

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

The housewives admired her economy, the patients her politeness, the poor her charity.

Source: Madame Bovary (Part One)

Marriage didn't mean that Bly was ready to become a housewife and not work...quite the opposite, in fact.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

She said she enjoyed life in the IS as a housewife.

Source: The Chronicles of Novel Events

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