Definition of housewife in English:

housewife

nounPlural housewives ˈhaʊswʌɪfˈhaʊsˌwaɪf

1A married woman whose main occupation is caring for her family, managing household affairs, and doing housework.
家庭主妇，家庭妇女
the traditional division of labour between the husband as breadwinner and wife as housewife
I am not just a housewife, I am an accountant, nurse, negotiator, cook, driver
Example sentencesExamples
- She is now a housewife and full-time mum to her children.
- Born in 1946, the son of an electrician, his mother a housewife, Boyle was raised in a family that placed great store by a moral code.
- A provincial housewife and a married doctor meet at a railway station and subsequently fall in love.
- Scottish researchers have proved what housewives always knew: the more housework women do, the more depressed they become.
- You can't talk about him without mentioning Shirley Valentine, the film that prompted a generation of housewives to book holidays on Mykonos.
- Long ago strict Lenten rules prohibited the eating of all dairy products so housewives made pancakes to use up their supply of milk, eggs, and butter.
- His father worked on building sites, his mother was a housewife.
- In Germany, as a housewife and mother of two young children, she began to write.
- My Mum was a typical housewife, loved housework and didn't feel I should really do anything round the house.
- I am a housewife raising a family, paying a mortgage and doing the usual things that people do.
- Only a year ago, she was a mother of six, farmer's wife and a housewife.
- From advice to housewives on the importance of preserving kitchen waste to the announcement of an ice cream ban in 1942, the book gives a taste of the thrifty war years.
- Set at the beginning of the Second World War, the one-off drama follows six turbulent years in the life of a real Lancashire housewife.
- In case you've not seen it yet the story focuses on a group of middle class middle American housewives and their marriages, affairs, divorces and neuroses.
2A small case for needles, thread, and other small sewing items.
针线盒
Example sentencesExamples
- A typical sewing kit or "housewife" contained needles, thread, buttons, scissors, etc. for that purpose.
- My partner also has his "housewife" from National Service in the RAF in the 1950s, mostly spent in Egypt.

Derivatives

housewifely

adjective ˈhaʊswʌɪfliˈhaʊsˌwaɪfli

In any case, I responded to the need for money in a typically housewifely way, that is, by economizing.
Example sentencesExamples
- It used to be the stuff of housewifely fantasies - now it's something young professionals can take for granted.
- In previous eras girls usually followed a distinctive curriculum, such as the polite accomplishments or the housewifely curriculum or cultural studies or domestic science courses.
- She recalls her mother's initial disappointment when she abandoned architecture to take up cooking - a career that had a housewifely ring to it.
- Then there are the usual housewifely chores - planning the menu, getting odd jobs done around the house.

housewifery

noun ˈhaʊswɪfəriˈhaʊsˌwaɪf(ə)ri

The latter proclaims that it educates future leaders in a noble tradition when in fact it ushers future leaders' wives into the art of housewifery.
Example sentencesExamples
- She ate and drank the same things on a weekly cycle, observing the economies and the details of good housewifery.
- They have no education, no taste for reading, no housewifery, nor indeed any earthly occupation, but that of dressing their hair, and adorning their bodies.
- She turned her attention to the domestic work of housewifery, besides continuing her literary efforts at revising her writings.
- People, mostly women, felt suddenly obliged to ignite their creativity with their housewifery.

Origin

Middle English husewif (see house, wife).

Definition of housewife in US English:

housewife

nounˈhaʊsˌwaɪfˈhousˌwīf

1A married woman whose main occupation is caring for her family, managing household affairs, and doing housework.
家庭主妇，家庭妇女
the traditional division of labor between the husband as breadwinner and wife as housewife
I am not just a housewife, I am an accountant, nurse, negotiator, cook, driver
Example sentencesExamples
- A provincial housewife and a married doctor meet at a railway station and subsequently fall in love.
- In Germany, as a housewife and mother of two young children, she began to write.
- Only a year ago, she was a mother of six, farmer's wife and a housewife.
- Set at the beginning of the Second World War, the one-off drama follows six turbulent years in the life of a real Lancashire housewife.
- Scottish researchers have proved what housewives always knew: the more housework women do, the more depressed they become.
- His father worked on building sites, his mother was a housewife.
- My Mum was a typical housewife, loved housework and didn't feel I should really do anything round the house.
- In case you've not seen it yet the story focuses on a group of middle class middle American housewives and their marriages, affairs, divorces and neuroses.
- Born in 1946, the son of an electrician, his mother a housewife, Boyle was raised in a family that placed great store by a moral code.
- Long ago strict Lenten rules prohibited the eating of all dairy products so housewives made pancakes to use up their supply of milk, eggs, and butter.
- I am a housewife raising a family, paying a mortgage and doing the usual things that people do.
- You can't talk about him without mentioning Shirley Valentine, the film that prompted a generation of housewives to book holidays on Mykonos.
- She is now a housewife and full-time mum to her children.
- From advice to housewives on the importance of preserving kitchen waste to the announcement of an ice cream ban in 1942, the book gives a taste of the thrifty war years.
2A small case for needles, thread, and other small sewing items.
针线盒
Example sentencesExamples
- A typical sewing kit or "housewife" contained needles, thread, buttons, scissors, etc. for that purpose.
- My partner also has his "housewife" from National Service in the RAF in the 1950s, mostly spent in Egypt.

Origin

Middle English husewif (see house, wife).

词汇	housewife
释义	Definition of housewife in English: housewife nounPlural housewives ˈhaʊswʌɪfˈhaʊsˌwaɪf 1A married woman whose main occupation is caring for her family, managing household affairs, and doing housework. 家庭主妇，家庭妇女 the traditional division of labour between the husband as breadwinner and wife as housewife I am not just a housewife, I am an accountant, nurse, negotiator, cook, driver Example sentencesExamples She is now a housewife and full-time mum to her children. Born in 1946, the son of an electrician, his mother a housewife, Boyle was raised in a family that placed great store by a moral code. A provincial housewife and a married doctor meet at a railway station and subsequently fall in love. Scottish researchers have proved what housewives always knew: the more housework women do, the more depressed they become. You can't talk about him without mentioning Shirley Valentine, the film that prompted a generation of housewives to book holidays on Mykonos. Long ago strict Lenten rules prohibited the eating of all dairy products so housewives made pancakes to use up their supply of milk, eggs, and butter. His father worked on building sites, his mother was a housewife. In Germany, as a housewife and mother of two young children, she began to write. My Mum was a typical housewife, loved housework and didn't feel I should really do anything round the house. I am a housewife raising a family, paying a mortgage and doing the usual things that people do. Only a year ago, she was a mother of six, farmer's wife and a housewife. From advice to housewives on the importance of preserving kitchen waste to the announcement of an ice cream ban in 1942, the book gives a taste of the thrifty war years. Set at the beginning of the Second World War, the one-off drama follows six turbulent years in the life of a real Lancashire housewife. In case you've not seen it yet the story focuses on a group of middle class middle American housewives and their marriages, affairs, divorces and neuroses. 2A small case for needles, thread, and other small sewing items. 针线盒 Example sentencesExamples A typical sewing kit or "housewife" contained needles, thread, buttons, scissors, etc. for that purpose. My partner also has his "housewife" from National Service in the RAF in the 1950s, mostly spent in Egypt. Derivatives housewifely adjective ˈhaʊswʌɪfliˈhaʊsˌwaɪfli In any case, I responded to the need for money in a typically housewifely way, that is, by economizing. Example sentencesExamples It used to be the stuff of housewifely fantasies - now it's something young professionals can take for granted. In previous eras girls usually followed a distinctive curriculum, such as the polite accomplishments or the housewifely curriculum or cultural studies or domestic science courses. She recalls her mother's initial disappointment when she abandoned architecture to take up cooking - a career that had a housewifely ring to it. Then there are the usual housewifely chores - planning the menu, getting odd jobs done around the house. housewifery noun ˈhaʊswɪfəriˈhaʊsˌwaɪf(ə)ri The latter proclaims that it educates future leaders in a noble tradition when in fact it ushers future leaders' wives into the art of housewifery. Example sentencesExamples She ate and drank the same things on a weekly cycle, observing the economies and the details of good housewifery. They have no education, no taste for reading, no housewifery, nor indeed any earthly occupation, but that of dressing their hair, and adorning their bodies. She turned her attention to the domestic work of housewifery, besides continuing her literary efforts at revising her writings. People, mostly women, felt suddenly obliged to ignite their creativity with their housewifery. Origin Middle English husewif (see house, wife). Definition of housewife in US English: housewife nounˈhaʊsˌwaɪfˈhousˌwīf 1A married woman whose main occupation is caring for her family, managing household affairs, and doing housework. 家庭主妇，家庭妇女 the traditional division of labor between the husband as breadwinner and wife as housewife I am not just a housewife, I am an accountant, nurse, negotiator, cook, driver Example sentencesExamples A provincial housewife and a married doctor meet at a railway station and subsequently fall in love. In Germany, as a housewife and mother of two young children, she began to write. Only a year ago, she was a mother of six, farmer's wife and a housewife. Set at the beginning of the Second World War, the one-off drama follows six turbulent years in the life of a real Lancashire housewife. Scottish researchers have proved what housewives always knew: the more housework women do, the more depressed they become. His father worked on building sites, his mother was a housewife. My Mum was a typical housewife, loved housework and didn't feel I should really do anything round the house. In case you've not seen it yet the story focuses on a group of middle class middle American housewives and their marriages, affairs, divorces and neuroses. Born in 1946, the son of an electrician, his mother a housewife, Boyle was raised in a family that placed great store by a moral code. Long ago strict Lenten rules prohibited the eating of all dairy products so housewives made pancakes to use up their supply of milk, eggs, and butter. I am a housewife raising a family, paying a mortgage and doing the usual things that people do. You can't talk about him without mentioning Shirley Valentine, the film that prompted a generation of housewives to book holidays on Mykonos. She is now a housewife and full-time mum to her children. From advice to housewives on the importance of preserving kitchen waste to the announcement of an ice cream ban in 1942, the book gives a taste of the thrifty war years. 2A small case for needles, thread, and other small sewing items. 针线盒 Example sentencesExamples A typical sewing kit or "housewife" contained needles, thread, buttons, scissors, etc. for that purpose. My partner also has his "housewife" from National Service in the RAF in the 1950s, mostly spent in Egypt. Origin Middle English husewif (see house, wife).
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