housewife
Meaning of housewife
noun
- (plural "housewives") 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.
- (plural "housewives") The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household.
- (plural "housewifes") A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work.
verb
To manage with skill and economy.
Information about housewife
- The plural form of housewife is: housewives.
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Hyphenation of housewife
house-wife
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- housewife is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
housewife synonyms
Meaning homemaker:
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Translation of housewife
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