as in wife
a married woman in charge of a household
She was career-minded and never intended to be a 1950s style housewife.
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Recent Examples of housewife
His father was an accountant who had been a conscientious objector during the Second World War, and his mother was a housewife and strict vegetarian.
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Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
But if Shauna was this awful and domineering and scary in the teen timeline, why has she been treated like a normal housewife by her fellow survivors this whole time?
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
His father, Charles, was a salesman for a company that sold fixtures to supermarkets, and his mother, Elsa, was a housewife who played the piano.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2025
Set in 1965 Iowa, the film tells the poignant story of Francesca Johnson (Meryl Streep), an Italian-American housewife who encounters Robert Kincaid (Clint Eastwood), a National Geographic photographer visiting Madison County to capture its historic covered bridges.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
But if Shauna was this awful and domineering and scary in the teen timeline, why has she been treated like a normal housewife by her fellow survivors this whole time?
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
His father, Charles, was a salesman for a company that sold fixtures to supermarkets, and his mother, Elsa, was a housewife who played the piano.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2025
Set in 1965 Iowa, the film tells the poignant story of Francesca Johnson (Meryl Streep), an Italian-American housewife who encounters Robert Kincaid (Clint Eastwood), a National Geographic photographer visiting Madison County to capture its historic covered bridges.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for housewife
Noun
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Meyer is survived by his parents, wife, three daughters and one son, according to Nance-Holt.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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His wife, first lady Melania, wore a black dress and black veil.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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After four seasons as a bumbling apex predator, Joe faces a new challenge as the show ends: The women are fighting back harder than ever.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Men and women were kept separate, many just sitting on bunk beds and reading books.—
Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Housewife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housewife. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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