About The Word Housewife
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Housewife
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What's The Definition Of Housewife?
[n] a wife who who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
Synonyms | Synonyms for Housewife: homemaker | lady of the house | woman of the house Related Terms | Find terms related to Housewife: See Also | married woman | wife Housewife In Webster's Dictionary \House"wife`\, n. [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 ?.) [See {Hussy}, in this sense.] 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`\, Housewive \House"wive`\, v. t. 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. |
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