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housewife
[ hous-wahyfor, usually, huhz-if ]
noun
- Sometimes Offensive. a married woman who manages her own household, especially as her principal occupation.
- British. a sewing box; a small case or box for needles, thread, etc.
verb (used with or without object)
- Archaic. to manage with efficiency and economy, as a household.
housewife
/ 藞ha蕣s藢w瑟f蓹r瑟; -藢w瑟fr瑟; 藞ha蕣s藢wa瑟f /
noun
- a woman, typically a married woman, who keeps house, usually without having paid employment
- Also calledhussyhuswife藞h蕦z瑟f a small sewing kit issued to soldiers
Sensitive Note
Derived Forms
- housewifery, noun
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of housewife1
Example Sentences
A frustrated filmmaker trapped in the role of housewife, she found herself increasingly alienated from Matthew, who seemed content with their conventional existence.
And in an episode dedicated to Astoria 鈥 a nice change of view 鈥 a stereotypical housewife from a TV coffee commercial materializes in her living room.
But the videos of them acting like 1950s housewives, making them oodles of cash from curious viewers, function as a form of propaganda.
His father was a lumber inspector and his mother a housewife.
In one episode, as Astoria watches a coffee commercial typical of the period, the housewife on the television set appears in the Chambers family home.
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