woman of the house
The foremost female authority figure of a householdThe foremost female authority figure of a household.
» Three women live in that house.
В том доме живут три женщины. — marafon
В этом доме живут три женщины. — marafon
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1 sensesThe foremost female authority figure of a household.
- a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
Examples
16 sentencesThree women live in that house.
ruВ том доме живут три женщины. — marafon
Tom received a commendation for bravery for rescuing a woman from a burning house.
deTom erhielt für die Rettung einer Frau aus einem brennenden Haus eine Belobigung für Tapferkeit. — Esperantostern
She knew what it was like for married women to look after houses, husbands and children.
ruОна знала, что означает для замужней женщины забота о доме, муже и детях. — odexed
deSie wusste, wie es für eine verheiratete Frau war, sich um Haus, Ehemann und Kinder zu kümmern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
This woman was in his house.
The woman is in the house.
Forms
plural: women of the house| Singular | woman of the house |
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irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonyms- a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income:housewifehomemakerlady of the house
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.