housewife

noun

Definition of housewifenext
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 Produced by Norman Lear, Lasser starred in the title role in Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, a comedy that examined the life of her 1970s housewife character amid societal changes in the 1970s. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Karina Dixit, a housewife of fifty-six, wept before Durga perched on her marble tiger. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 30 June 2026 Or that Penélope Cruz’s sultry chilliness would jibe with either her male counterparts or Wilde’s diary-of-a-mad-housewife interpretation of a brittle, eager-to-impress woman brimming with creative frustration. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026 Julianne Moore playing a housewife struggling to break out of her malaise? — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for housewife
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  1. wife
  2. woman
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  • The Seasnake, who has lost his wife and his heir to her war, is justifiably livid.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
  • His third wife, Cuban model Sheila Mariño, gave birth to their son in June.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of wife
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  • When not working, Carson enjoys playing chess, traveling, and cheering on the men's and women's basketball teams at his alma mater, the University of Connecticut.
    — The Washington Examiner, The Washington Examiner, 12 July 2026
  • The Five Star Weekend (Peacock) Jennifer Garner’s new series, The Five Star Weekend, based on the novel by Elin Hilderbrand, is about a woman who invites friends from her past to visit her luxury Nantucket estate for a weekend of girl stuff.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
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