as in wife
a married woman in charge of a household
She was career-minded and never intended to be a 1950s style housewife.
Related Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of housewife
In a nearby tent was Zuhoor Musa Abdul Rahman, a 30-year-old housewife who recounted with unnatural calm the horrors that spurred her to flee El Fasher, a city some 300 miles east of Obeid.
—
Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Abbass plays a housewife named Aida who replies to a casting call for extras to make ends meet.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 14 May 2026
In recent years, housewives have been introduced as highly polished.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 May 2026
Nene Leakes is one of the housewives confirmed to appear during the Atlanta stop of the special event series.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 11 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for housewife
Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Abbass plays a housewife named Aida who replies to a casting call for extras to make ends meet.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 14 May 2026
In recent years, housewives have been introduced as highly polished.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 May 2026
Nene Leakes is one of the housewives confirmed to appear during the Atlanta stop of the special event series.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 11 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for housewife
Recent Examples of Synonyms for housewife
Noun
-
Some military spouses have been released from ICE custody after their cases garnered media attention and intervention from members of Congress, like the case of Deisy Rivera-Ortega, the wife of an active-duty Army soldier.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
-
Tony Leung Chiu-wai, who serves as jury president of the Golden Goblet competition, appeared on the red carpet alongside his wife Carina Lau and fellow jurors Dora Bouchoucha, Guan Hu, Aktan Arym Kubat, Déa Kulumbegashvili, Fernanda Valadez, and Xin Zhilei.—
Marcus Lim,
Variety,
13 June 2026
Noun
-
Underneath all of that old Jewish humor is a woman who makes no effort to get to know the person her child has become, and who remains incurious about the parts of the world that don’t fit with her agenda.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
-
Two years later, in 1986, records show Marcelin was convicted of manslaughter for stabbing a woman to death.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Housewife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housewife. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
