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housewife

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house·wife  (houswf)
n. pl. house·wives (-wvz)
1. A woman who manages her own household as her main occupation.
2. (hzf) A small container for needles, thread, and other sewing equipment.

[Middle English houswif : hous, house; see house + wife, wife; see wife.]

housewife [ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf]
n pl -wives
1. (Sociology) a woman, typically a married woman, who keeps house, usually without having paid employment
2. (Military) Also called hussy huswife Chiefly Brit a small sewing kit issued to soldiers
housewifery  [ˈhaʊsˌwɪfərɪ -ˌwɪfrɪ] n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.housewifehousewife - a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
married woman, wife - a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
Translations
housewife [ˈhaʊswaɪf] N (housewives (pl)) → ama f de casa

housewife [ˈhaʊswaɪf] n
(= woman who does housework) → ménagère f
(= woman who does not work outside the home) → femme f au foyer
She's a housewife → Elle est femme au foyer.
house wine ncuvée f du patron

housewife [ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf] n (-wives (pl)) → massaia, casalinga
housewife [ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf] n (-wives (pl)) → massaia, casalinga

housewife رَبْة المنزل žena v domácnosti hjemmegående husmor Hausfrau νοικοκυρά ama de casa kotirouva femme au foyer domaćica casalinga 主婦 주부 huisvrouw husmor gospodyni domowa dona de casa домохозяйка hemmafru แม่บ้าน evkadını bà nội trợ 家庭主妇


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Shimerda was a good housewife in her own country, but she managed poorly under new conditions: the conditions were bad enough, certainly!
Possibly I had conjured up impossible dangers, like some nervous old housewife, and when I should catch up with Powell would get a good laugh for my pains.
The mirror still continued the great object of desire, particularly in the eyes of the old housewife, who produced a pot of parched flour and a string of biscuit roots.
 
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