housewife
A woman whose main employment is homemaking, maintaining the upkeep of her home and…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.
» I'm a thirty-year-old housewife.
Я тридцатилетняя домохозяйка. — Wezel
Я тридцятирічна домогосподарка. — deniko
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4 sensesA 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.
The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household.
Hausfrau
домохозя́йкаdomoxozjájka
домогоспода́ркаdomohospodárka
a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work.
(obsolete)A worthless woman; a hussy.
Examples
46 sentencesI'm a thirty-year-old housewife.
Я тридцятирічна домогосподарка. — deniko
ruЯ тридцатилетняя домохозяйка. — Wezel
I'm a housewife.
Я домогосподарка. — deniko
ruЯ домохозяйка. — Tonari
deIch bin Hausfrau. — MUIRIEL
I would hate to become just a housewife.
ruМне бы очень не хотелось стать просто домохозяйкой. — marafon
I'm a housewife and a mother of three.
My mother never wanted to be just a housewife.
ruМоя мать не желала быть всего лишь домохозяйкой. — soweli_Elepanto
deMeine Mutter wollte nie einfach nur Hausfrau sein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English houswyf, housewif, huswijf, equivalent to house + wife; a doublet of hFrom Middle English houswyf, housewif, huswijf, equivalent to house + wife; a doublet of hussy, which it was long distinguished from and displaced due to gradual negative connotation (see Online Etymology Dictionary entry). Cognate with West Frisian húswiif, Dutch huiswijf, German Low German Huuswief, German Hausweib.
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Forms
plural: housewives / housewifesSynonyms
4 synonyms- a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income:homemakerlady of the housewoman of the house
Word family
14 related wordsSee also
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