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
Sandra López Figueroa, a housewife, also enjoyed herself.
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ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
Komilova was a housewife who dedicated her life to her family, Azizov said.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
Suburban Fury explores how Moore morphed from a conservative housewife to a radical intent on laying the groundwork for an uprising in America by eliminating the president.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
One of its peak popularity periods was in 1937, when Jewish housewives standardized the game and created the National Mah Jongg League.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
Komilova was a housewife who dedicated her life to her family, Azizov said.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
Suburban Fury explores how Moore morphed from a conservative housewife to a radical intent on laying the groundwork for an uprising in America by eliminating the president.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
One of its peak popularity periods was in 1937, when Jewish housewives standardized the game and created the National Mah Jongg League.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for housewife
Noun
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His wife spent 10 years as a paraprofessional at Liggett Trail Early Childhood Center, supporting children with developmental disabilities.—
Joseph Hernandez
March 29,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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Williams and her wife, Julie, both of Lakewood, sat in Section 123 inside a sweltering Empower Field with their senior poodle Janelle, a 13-year-old service dog with poor hearing and no teeth.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In the 19th, Grace Panetta studied the answers in another Navigator focus group, from young women worried about economic ups and downs.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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The volunteers included a divinity student on spring break and a woman with a long gray braid who told me that some of the defendants had helped out at her community garden.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Housewife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housewife. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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