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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

None of the other housewives appears to get any other combinations of Xs and Os on their digits.

— Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
The four-season housewife kicked off the 20th-season premiere that aired on Thursday by sharing that her 17-year-old son, Greyson, was stopped by police for speeding.

— Samantha Cookinham, NBC news, 10 July 2026

Definition of housewife

Noun

His father was a mail carrier while his mother worked as a homemaker.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026
The debut novel from this English professor and pioneering feminist follows Mira, a suburban homemaker who chafes against patriarchal society, divorces her husband, enrolls in graduate school, and becomes an outspoken advocate for women’s rights.

— Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 25 June 2026

Definition of homemaker

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Toward the middle, chief housekeepers can earn between $4,000 and $7,000 monthly, while executive chefs can make $5,000 to $9,000.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 8 July 2026
The show centered on a single dad and former pro baseball player (Tony Danza) who takes a job as a live-in housekeeper for a powerful ad executive named Angela (Judith Light).

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

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