Definition of housewife. Meaning of housewife. Synonyms of housewife

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Definition of housewife

Housewife
Housewife House"wife`, Housewive House"wive`, v. t. To manage with skill and economy, as a housewife or other female manager; to economize. Conferred those moneys on the nuns, which since they have well housewived. --Fuller.
housewife
Huswife Hus"wife, n. [OE. huswif; hus house + wif wife. Cf. Hussy a housewife, Housewife.] [Written also housewife.] 1. A female housekeeper; a woman who manages domestic affairs; a thirfty woman. ``The bounteous huswife Nature.' --Shak. The huswife is she that do labor doth fall. --Tusser. 2. A worthless woman; a hussy. [Obs.] --Shak. 3. [See Hussy a bag.] A case for sewing materials. See Housewife. --Cowper.

Meaning of housewife from wikipedia

- A housewife (also known as a homemaker or a stay-at-home mother/mom/mum) is a woman whose role is running or managing her family's home—housekeeping,...
- American Housewife is an American television sitcom created and written by Sarah Dunn and executive produced with Aaron Kaplan, Kenny Schwartz, Rick Wiener...
- ****ociation on April 30, 2005, stated, "Ladies and gentlemen, I am a desperate housewife", referring to the show. The series ended up being the fourth-most-watched...
- Housewife is a 1934 American drama film directed by Alfred E. Green, and starring George Brent, Bette Davis, and Ann Dvorak. The screenplay by Manuel...
- Look up housewife in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A housewife is a wife who stays at home, as a homemaker, and frequently, a mother. It also refers...
- alongside a memoir, co-written with K.C. Baker, Turning the Tables: From Housewife to Inmate and Back Again, revolving around her time in prison. Giudice's...
- Housewife of the Year was an annual contest for housewives in the Republic of Ireland between 1967 and 1995. In later years, it was renamed to Homemaker...
- an American actress. She pla**** Taylor Otto in the ABC sitcom American Housewife (2016–2021), Addison in the Disney Channel film series Zombies (2018–present)...
- Inspired by the tale of Savitri and Satyavan, it tells the story of a simple housewife who attempts to jailbreak her husband from a high-security prison in England...
- starred as Katie Otto, the lead character in the ABC sitcom American Housewife. Mixon was born and raised in Pensacola, Florida; she is one of seven...