housewife, homemaker, lady of the house, woman of the house
(noun) a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
Source: WordNet® 3.1
housewife (plural housewives or housewifes) (see notes below about plurals)
(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.
Synonym: henhussy (archaic)
Hypernym: homemaker
Coordinate term: househusband
(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.
Synonym: hussy
housewife (third-person singular simple present housewifes, present participle housewifing, simple past and past participle housewifed)
Alternative form of housewive
Source: Wiktionary
House"wife`, n. Etym: [House + wife. Cf. Hussy.]
1. The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household. Shak. He a good husband, a good housewife she. Dryden.
2. (Usually pronounced Etym: [See Hussy, in this sense.]
Definition: A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work; -- called also hussy. [Written also huswife.] P. Skelton.
3. A hussy. [R.] [Usually written huswife.] Shak. Sailor's housewife, a ditty-bag.
House"wife`, House"wive`, v. t.
Definition: To manage with skill and economy, as a housewife or other female manager; to economize. Conferred those moneys on the nuns, which since they have well housewived. Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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