housewife (redirected from housewives)

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.

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

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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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

housewife - a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income homemaker, lady of the house, woman of the house married woman, wife - a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

Translations

housewife [ˈhaʊswaɪf] N (housewives (pl)) → ama f de casa

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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 n → cuvée f du patron

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

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

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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