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
Loretta, his mother, was a housewife.
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John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
The next day, her mother and ex-RHOBH housewife Yolanda Hadid posted her own carousel, which showed an ill Bella in a hospital environment undergoing a procedure.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Saint John wasn't the first to speak about this condition, as housewives from New York, Potomac and Atlanta also have shared their journeys through the years.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Crowley played mother of four Joan Nash, who blew past traditional housewife tropes and worked as a freelance newspaper columnist.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
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John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
The next day, her mother and ex-RHOBH housewife Yolanda Hadid posted her own carousel, which showed an ill Bella in a hospital environment undergoing a procedure.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Saint John wasn't the first to speak about this condition, as housewives from New York, Potomac and Atlanta also have shared their journeys through the years.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Crowley played mother of four Joan Nash, who blew past traditional housewife tropes and worked as a freelance newspaper columnist.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for housewife
Noun
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The last issue came out in 1932, under the direction of his wife, Nelly, dedicated to his memory and produced with the collaboration of active and former members of De Stijl.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
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Following the divorce, David remarried and welcomed two more children, Olivia and Henry, with his new wife, Jenny.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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Executive women’s club membership Gatlin also used Foundation funds to pay her $2,900 annual membership fee to an executive women’s club in New York City.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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The staunch conservative and longtime lawmaker won Japan’s ruling party’s presidency on October 4, becoming the first woman ever to secure the post, after her third attempt.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Housewife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housewife. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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