housewife

/ˈhaʊs.waɪf/

noun

(plural "housewives") A woman whose main employment is homemaking, maintaining the upkeep of her home and tending to household affairs; often, such a woman whose sole [unpaid] employment is homemaking.

The housewife prepared a delicious meal for her family.

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Coordinate term: househusband

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意味（2）

(plural "housewives") The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household.

意味（3）

(plural "housewifes") A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work.

It was a housewife, containing needles, a bodkin, and thread; ‘and, do you know,’ added he, ‘it was the most useful thing she could have given me, for it lasted all the time I was at Rome to mend my clothes with […] .’

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意味（4）

(plural "housewives", obsolete) A worthless woman; a hussy.

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