as in wife
a married woman in charge of a household
She was career-minded and never intended to be a 1950s style housewife.
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Recent Examples of housewife
And nor are any of the spooky figures, which range from 1950s housewives to toothless hags.
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The Week, TheWeek, 7 May 2026
Fallen Angels' Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara are heaven-sent in this divine and delirious revival of Noël Coward’s sneakily groundbreaking 1925 play, about a pair of high-society housewives who hatch a plot to hook up with their former lover (Mark Consuelos).
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 May 2026
Komilova was a housewife who dedicated her life to her family, Azizov said.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
Minkoff previously had a health scare involving her high blood pressure during a housewives' trip to Barcelona, Spain.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
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The Week, TheWeek, 7 May 2026
Fallen Angels' Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara are heaven-sent in this divine and delirious revival of Noël Coward’s sneakily groundbreaking 1925 play, about a pair of high-society housewives who hatch a plot to hook up with their former lover (Mark Consuelos).
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 May 2026
Komilova was a housewife who dedicated her life to her family, Azizov said.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
Minkoff previously had a health scare involving her high blood pressure during a housewives' trip to Barcelona, Spain.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for housewife
Recent Examples of Synonyms for housewife
Noun
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In 1991, Broderick was convicted of second-degree murder for the deaths of her ex-husband, Daniel Broderick III, who was 44, and his new, 28-year-old wife, Linda Kolkena Broderick.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Betty Broderick, convicted in the 1989 California killings of her ex-husband and his new wife, has died at 78 while serving a life sentence.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Many thousands have been killed, including babies, small children, pregnant women and elderly people.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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Its servers are generally older women who, frankly, all seem to be looking forward to the end of their shifts.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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“Housewife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housewife. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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