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hausfrau

noun

Definition of hausfrau

as in housewife

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Recent Examples of hausfrau Deborah Greenspan, an energetic hausfrau whose principal cause is resettling immigrants, has decided to host an inventive, and obnoxious, dinner party. — Julia M. Klein, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2023 Harry's alter ego is a dull breadwinner who, like most male suburbanites, bores his hausfrau (Jamie Lee Curtis) with the minutiae of his drab job. — Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2019 Her father was a music teacher, her mother a hausfrau or a housewife. — Carol Motsinger, Cincinnati.com, 3 Apr. 2018

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Noun

Bravo has not officially confirmed which RHOBH cast members will be returning for Season 16, but the housewife who won’t be returning is Amanda Frances.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
Moore plays a shy housewife whose small role in a community theater production transforms her into an obsessive method actor.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of housewife

Noun

Her father was a surgeon, and her mother was a dietitian turned homemaker.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026
And Marni's prints, with the quaint charm of twenties wallpaper designs—or, this season, fifties-homemaker china patterns—have become instant collectibles.

— Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of homemaker

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Born in Mexico to a left-wing Catalan family, Adela’s spiritual and intellectual formation came from her grandparents, while her emotional nourishment was the realm of the housekeeper/nanny Paula (Teresita Sánchez).

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
The father put his daughter to bed and told his housekeeper he would be gone for a while.

— Matthew Herper, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026

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