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
Williams served as the film's heart, playing the filmmaker's late mother, a vibrant midcentury housewife who has sublimated her dreams to raise a family.
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Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 19 May 2025
His mother, who had worked on the Manhattan Project as a secretary, seemed to others like a typical suburban housewife.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Female Fitness of Kabul is set inside a crumbling Kabul gym, which opens to women for only a few hours each day, Afghan housewives in scarves and long dresses reclaim not just their bodies, but also their spirits, their bonds, and their sense of self.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 May 2025
And leading that charge is their den mother, a pampered, spoiled Beverly Hills housewife who becomes surprisingly resourceful and inspirational to the troop.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 8 May 2025
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Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 19 May 2025
His mother, who had worked on the Manhattan Project as a secretary, seemed to others like a typical suburban housewife.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Female Fitness of Kabul is set inside a crumbling Kabul gym, which opens to women for only a few hours each day, Afghan housewives in scarves and long dresses reclaim not just their bodies, but also their spirits, their bonds, and their sense of self.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 May 2025
And leading that charge is their den mother, a pampered, spoiled Beverly Hills housewife who becomes surprisingly resourceful and inspirational to the troop.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for housewife
Recent Examples of Synonyms for housewife
Noun
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Reider’s wife eventually found the perfect spot in Raymond, Maine, about 30 minutes outside of Portland.—
Matt Villano,
CNN Money,
13 June 2025
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After the man and his wife sued over his removal, an immigration official with the Trump administration acknowledged that his deportation to El Salvador was an administrative error.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
13 June 2025
Noun
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The circle opened, the women giggled, then nervous laughter erupted amongst them all.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The four new basketballs, which will be available online and with key retailers on June 23, were created by several women product designers, with significant input from Clark herself.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
9 June 2025
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“Housewife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housewife. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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