housewife
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noun \ˈhau̇s-ˌwīf; especially 2 & in early poetry ˈhə-zəf or -səf\ plural house·wives \ˈhau̇s-ˌwīvz also ˈhau̇z-ˌwīvz; ˈhə-zəfs, -zəvz, -səfs, -səvz\
Definition of HOUSEWIFE
1
: a married woman in charge of a household
2
: a pocket-size container for small articles (as thread)
— house·wife·li·ness \-lē-nəs\ noun
— house·wife·ly \-lē\ adjective
— house·wif·ery \-ˌwī-f(ə-)rē; British -(ˌ)wi-f(ə-)rē also ˈhə-zə-frē\ noun
— house·wif·ey \ˈhau̇s-ˌwī-fē\ adjective
See First Known Use of HOUSEWIFE
13th century
Rhymes with HOUSEWIFE
alewife, case knife, clasp knife, drawknife, farmwife, fishwife, flick-knife, folklife, good life, goodwife, half-life, highlife, jackknife, loosestrife, lowlife, midlife, midwife, nightlife, oldwife, penknife, pro-life, real-life, shelf life, steak knife, still life, true-life, wakerife, whole-life, wildlife
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