housewife

[ hous-wahyf or, usually, huhz-if for 2 ]

/ ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf or, usually, ˈhʌz ɪf for 2 /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR housewife ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural house·wives [hous-wahyvz]. /ˈhaʊsˌwaɪvz/.

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), house·wifed, house·wif·ing.

Archaic. to manage with efficiency and economy, as a household.

Origin of housewife

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English hus(e)wif; see origin at house, wife

usage note for housewife

Most people, married or unmarried, find the term housewife perfectly acceptable. But it is sometimes perceived as insulting, perhaps because it implies a lowly status (“She’s just a housewife”) or because it defines an occupation in terms of a woman's relation to a man. Homemaker is a fairly common substitute.

Words nearby housewife

house-train, house-trained, House Un-American Activities Committee, housewares, housewarming, housewife, housewifely, housewifery, housewifey, housework, houseworker

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Example sentences from the Web for housewife

Right back into that housewife position I was in in the first place.
Julianna Margulies's Favorite 'The Good Wife' Scenes|Julianna Margulies|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He simply glanced up at the author of So Big and Show Boat and then wrote “Housewife.”
American Dreams, 1924: ‘So Big’ by Edna Ferber|Nathaniel Rich|March 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The 37-year-old was raised in a village outside of Kiev by his mother, a housewife, and his father, a construction manager.
Thank Ukraine's Spies for WhatsApp|Nina Strochlic|February 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On a cool December evening in 2011, an Egyptian housewife woke up screaming in her bed.
Did Egypt's Arab Spring Martyrs Die in Vain?|Alastair Beach|January 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

She is an adult and just a housewife from the suburbs to these people.
‘Mad Men’ Season Premiere: Matthew Weiner on the ‘The Doorway’ & More|Jace Lacob|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This housewife, in saying the above, echoed the sentiments of many others.
Armour's Monthly Cook Book, Volume 2, No. 12, October 1913|Various
They will doubtless give the housewife other ideas as to ways of preparing candies from this foundation material.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
All stories, or most of them, end before the heroine develops the neurosis of the housewife.
The Nervous Housewife|Abraham Myerson
Even on Côte Gelée the housewife has persuaded le vieux to lay aside his gun, and the early potatoes are already planted.
Bonaventure|George Washington Cable
The housewife, and the daughters or handmaids, crushed or ground the grain and prepared the bread or cakes.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for housewife

housewife

/ (ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf) /

noun plural -wives

a woman, typically a married woman, who keeps house, usually without having paid employment

Also called: hussy, huswife (ˈhʌzɪf) mainly British a small sewing kit issued to soldiers

Derived forms of housewife

housewifery (ˈhaʊsˌwɪfərɪ, -ˌwɪfrɪ), noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	housewife
释义	housewife [ hous-wahyf or, usually, huhz-if for 2 ] / ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf or, usually, ˈhʌz ɪf for 2 / SEE SYNONYMS FOR housewife ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural house·wives [hous-wahyvz]. /ˈhaʊsˌwaɪvz/. 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), house·wifed, house·wif·ing. Archaic. to manage with efficiency and economy, as a household. Origin of housewife First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English hus(e)wif; see origin at house, wife usage note for housewife Most people, married or unmarried, find the term housewife perfectly acceptable. But it is sometimes perceived as insulting, perhaps because it implies a lowly status (“She’s just a housewife”) or because it defines an occupation in terms of a woman's relation to a man. Homemaker is a fairly common substitute. Words nearby housewife house-train, house-trained, House Un-American Activities Committee, housewares, housewarming, housewife, housewifely, housewifery, housewifey, housework, houseworker Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for housewife Right back into that housewife position I was in in the first place. Julianna Margulies's Favorite 'The Good Wife' Scenes\|Julianna Margulies\|August 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He simply glanced up at the author of So Big and Show Boat and then wrote “Housewife.” American Dreams, 1924: ‘So Big’ by Edna Ferber\|Nathaniel Rich\|March 29, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The 37-year-old was raised in a village outside of Kiev by his mother, a housewife, and his father, a construction manager. Thank Ukraine's Spies for WhatsApp\|Nina Strochlic\|February 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST On a cool December evening in 2011, an Egyptian housewife woke up screaming in her bed. Did Egypt's Arab Spring Martyrs Die in Vain?\|Alastair Beach\|January 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST She is an adult and just a housewife from the suburbs to these people. ‘Mad Men’ Season Premiere: Matthew Weiner on the ‘The Doorway’ & More\|Jace Lacob\|April 8, 2013\|DAILY BEAST This housewife, in saying the above, echoed the sentiments of many others. Armour's Monthly Cook Book, Volume 2, No. 12, October 1913\|Various They will doubtless give the housewife other ideas as to ways of preparing candies from this foundation material. Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5\|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences All stories, or most of them, end before the heroine develops the neurosis of the housewife. The Nervous Housewife\|Abraham Myerson Even on Côte Gelée the housewife has persuaded le vieux to lay aside his gun, and the early potatoes are already planted. Bonaventure\|George Washington Cable The housewife, and the daughters or handmaids, crushed or ground the grain and prepared the bread or cakes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4\|Various British Dictionary definitions for housewife housewife / (ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf) / noun plural -wives a woman, typically a married woman, who keeps house, usually without having paid employment Also called: hussy, huswife (ˈhʌzɪf) mainly British a small sewing kit issued to soldiers Derived forms of housewife housewifery (ˈhaʊsˌwɪfərɪ, -ˌwɪfrɪ), noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to housewife homemaker, lady of the house, home economist
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housewife

noun, plural house·wives [hous-wahyvz]. /ˈhaʊsˌwaɪvz/.

verb (used with or without object), house·wifed, house·wif·ing.

Origin of housewife

usage note for housewife

Words nearby housewife

Example sentences from the Web for housewife

British Dictionary definitions for housewife

noun plural -wives

Derived forms of housewife

Words related to housewife