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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Each had played an iconic housewife, although Molly stood in fascinating contrast with Lucy Ricardo: the former was a fixer, the latter a firecracker, prone to fits of mischievous rage, then spanked into submission by her bandleader husband.
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Smiley appeared on the very first season of RHOC as the fiancé of O.G. housewife Jo De La Rosa.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 6 June 2025
The cast is packed with fellow children of housewives, including Gia Giudice (daughter of New Jersey housewife Teresa Giudice), Ariana Biermann (daughter of Atlanta’s Kim Zolciak-Biermann) and Riley Burruss (daughter of Atlanta’s Kandi Burruss).
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
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.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Smiley appeared on the very first season of RHOC as the fiancé of O.G. housewife Jo De La Rosa.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 6 June 2025
The cast is packed with fellow children of housewives, including Gia Giudice (daughter of New Jersey housewife Teresa Giudice), Ariana Biermann (daughter of Atlanta’s Kim Zolciak-Biermann) and Riley Burruss (daughter of Atlanta’s Kandi Burruss).
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
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.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
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“Housewife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housewife. Accessed 18 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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