housewife

house·wife

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

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