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
And in an episode dedicated to Astoria — a nice change of view — a stereotypical housewife from a TV coffee commercial materializes in her living room.
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Here’s exactly how to do it By Ashley Baker
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Trophy Wives Desperate, real, trad, or mad—housewives have been celebrated, pilloried, and fetishized for ages.
—Michael Odell, Air Mail, 10 Apr. 2025
The roster includes Brooks Marks, son of Salt Lake City housewife Meredith Marks; Gia Giudice, daughter of New Jersey housewife Teresa Giudice, Riley Burruss, daughter of former Atlanta housewife Kandi Burruss, and Ariana Biermann, daughter of former Atlanta housewife Kim Zolciak-Biermann.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The show brings together housewives from various different locales for a vacation.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Here’s exactly how to do it By Ashley Baker
Read On
Very Online
Trophy Wives Desperate, real, trad, or mad—housewives have been celebrated, pilloried, and fetishized for ages.
—Michael Odell, Air Mail, 10 Apr. 2025
The roster includes Brooks Marks, son of Salt Lake City housewife Meredith Marks; Gia Giudice, daughter of New Jersey housewife Teresa Giudice, Riley Burruss, daughter of former Atlanta housewife Kandi Burruss, and Ariana Biermann, daughter of former Atlanta housewife Kim Zolciak-Biermann.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The show brings together housewives from various different locales for a vacation.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for housewife
Noun
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Bush, who died in 2018, was the wife of former President George H. W. Bush and the mother of former President George W. Bush.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Since Gates and his former wife, Melinda French Gates, created the foundation 25 years ago, the organization has contributed more than $100 billion to global causes, primarily in health.—
Alice Park,
Time,
8 May 2025
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Katie Ledecky sets a world record in the women's 800-meter freestyle final in the TYR Pro Swim Series at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center on May 03, 2025 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.—
Faris Tanyos,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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As fans recall, Biles went to Paris to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics with seven medals and returned with four more, including gold in the women's all-around and individual vault final.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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“Housewife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housewife. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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