housewife
noun
house·wife
ˈhau̇s-ˌwīf 
especially in sense 2 and in early poetry
ˈhə-zəf
or -səf
plural housewives
ˈhau̇s-ˌwīvz
also
ˈhau̇z-ˌwīvz
ˈhə-zəfs,
-zəvz,
-səfs,
-səvz
1
: a married woman in charge of a household
2
: a pocket-size container for small articles (such as thread)
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His father owned a real estate agency that his dad had founded, and his mother, Loretta, was a housewife and longtime volunteer and fund-raiser for Little Company of Mary Hospital.
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
Williams served as the film's heart, playing the filmmaker's late mother, a vibrant midcentury housewife who has sublimated her dreams to raise a family.
—Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 19 May 2025
His mother, who had worked on the Manhattan Project as a secretary, seemed to others like a typical suburban housewife.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Female Fitness of Kabul is set inside a crumbling Kabul gym, which opens to women for only a few hours each day, Afghan housewives in scarves and long dresses reclaim not just their bodies, but also their spirits, their bonds, and their sense of self.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 May 2025
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
Williams served as the film's heart, playing the filmmaker's late mother, a vibrant midcentury housewife who has sublimated her dreams to raise a family.
—Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 19 May 2025
His mother, who had worked on the Manhattan Project as a secretary, seemed to others like a typical suburban housewife.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Female Fitness of Kabul is set inside a crumbling Kabul gym, which opens to women for only a few hours each day, Afghan housewives in scarves and long dresses reclaim not just their bodies, but also their spirits, their bonds, and their sense of self.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 May 2025
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“Housewife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housewife. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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housewife
noun
house·wife
ˈhau̇-ˌswīf
sense 2 is often
ˈhəz-əf
ˈhəs-əf
1
: a married woman who manages her own home
2
: a small container for small articles (as thread)
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