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
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
Two of the victims were shot and one, an innocent housewife, was buried alive.
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Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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.
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Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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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.
—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
Two of the victims were shot and one, an innocent housewife, was buried alive.
—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for housewife
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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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Madeline Mitchell's role covering women and the caregiving economy at USA TODAY is supported by a partnership with Pivotal and Journalism Funding Partners.
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The reference is more a state of being and a message of liberation — these are all aesthetics that connote women at their wildest and most free.
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“Housewife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housewife. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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