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
No longer the career woman, mother, housewife and lover doing it all, meeting every demand, and then some, just with my left hand.
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Literary Hub,
19 June 2026
In the 1950s and ’60s, the tranquilizer Miltown was widely prescribed to housewives for anxiety and stress.
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Sarah Levy,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
Cathy, a housewife, had contemplated becoming a teacher, Griffin told me.
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Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Watch this musical adaptation of Ritesh Batra’s film about a lunchbox delivery meant for one man that lands in the hands of another, sparking a friendship between a young housewife and a widower nearing retirement.
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Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
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Literary Hub,
19 June 2026
In the 1950s and ’60s, the tranquilizer Miltown was widely prescribed to housewives for anxiety and stress.
—
Sarah Levy,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
Cathy, a housewife, had contemplated becoming a teacher, Griffin told me.
—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Watch this musical adaptation of Ritesh Batra’s film about a lunchbox delivery meant for one man that lands in the hands of another, sparking a friendship between a young housewife and a widower nearing retirement.
—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for housewife
Noun
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His wife is from Mexico and their son learned the native tongue, T'aiki, in preschool; the family speaks Spanish and English at home.
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Adorni’s private life first drew scrutiny in March when his wife, who doesn’t work in government, accompanied him on the presidential aircraft for a conference in New York.
Noun
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Hiltz competes in women’s events, but identifies as non-binary and transgender, using they/them pronouns.
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Miki Sudo defended her title as well in the women’s division.
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“Housewife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housewife. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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