English
Etymology
Compound of house + wife.
Pronunciation 1
IPA|/�ha�swi�f/
audio|en-us-housewife.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun
rfc-level|Noun at L4+ not in L3 POS section
en-noun|housewives
- The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household.
Related terms
househusband
Derived terms
housewifely
Translations
trans-top|female head of household
Finnish: emäntä, kotirouva, perheenemäntä
French: maîtresse de maison f , femme au foyer f
German: Hausfrau, f
Greek: νοικοκ��ά f
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Japanese: 主婦 (���, shufu)
Portuguese: dona-de-casa f
Romanian: gospodin� f, casnic� f
Russian: домо�оз�йка f
Serbian: doma�ica f
Spanish: ama de casa f
Icelandic: Húsmóðir f
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trans-top|translations to be checked
ttbc|Telugu: ��హిణి (gRhiNi)
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Pronunciation 2
IPA|/�h�zɪf/
Noun
en-noun|housewives
- A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work; – called also hussy.
#* 1852: Tom Taylor and Charles Reade, Masks and Faces Act II
#:Woffington's housewife, made by herself, homely to the eye, but holds everything in the world
Translations
trans-top|case for materials used in sewing
Finnish: käsityölaukku
French: trousse de couture f
Icelandic: Húsmóðir
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Portuguese: Caixa de costura f
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Category:English nouns with irregular plurals
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