Housewife - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈhaʊswaɪf|  American pronunciation of the word housewife
Brit.  |ˈhaʊswaɪf|  British pronunciation of the word housewife

noun

- a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income (syn: homemaker)

Extra examples

It's important to be self-contained for a housewife.

Last week a housewife was electrocuted by her washing machine.

The movie is a fantasy about a mousy housewife who is transformed into a glamorous star.

'chronic fatigue syndrome' was known by the dismissive term 'housewife syndrome'

Word forms

noun
singular: housewife
plural: housewives
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