as in wives
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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Noun
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The parents and wives of the twin brothers, along with other relatives and family friends, attended Friday’s detention hearing.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
4 Jan. 2025 -
There are plenty of other places to choose your role models, from schools to firehouses to precincts to military branches, to parents, husbands, wives, children, spouses.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2025
Noun
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But there was still a long road ahead in fully integrating women into mountain culture.—
Cassidy Randall,
TIME,
14 Mar. 2025
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In one group, only the women received treatment for BV.—
Jenna Anderson,
Health,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Housewives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housewives. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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