ADJ.
bitter, busy, desperate, domestic, economical, many, perfect, traditional
VERB + HOUSEWIFE
am, become, pause, said
HOUSEWIFE + NOUN
george, herself, needles, telephone
PREP.
into
ADV.
totally
noun
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.
2000, Uli Kusch, "Mr. Torture", Helloween, The Dark Ride Mr Torture sells pain / To the housewives in Spain / He knows just what they crave / Mr Torture
The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household.
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 […].’
Woffington's housewife, made by herself, homely to the eye, but holds everything in the world
A worthless woman; a hussy.
verb
Alternative form of housewive.
Career opportunity […] is the one who never knocks — especially not on the doors of women, who are still hooking, housewifing and hairdressing for their livings.
noun — a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the f
A sexually promiscuous woman is not a suitable candidate for a committed housewife.
They say you can't turn a hoe into a housewife. I wonder . . what silly ass nigga came up with that bullshit? Now, a hoe ass nigga probably can't turn a hoe into a housewife, but a
2000, Uli Kusch, "Mr. Torture", Helloween, The Dark Ride Mr Torture sells pain / To the housewives in Spain / He knows just what they crave / Mr Torture
WiktionaryIt 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 c
WiktionaryWoffington's housewife, made by herself, homely to the eye, but holds everything in the world
WiktionaryCareer opportunity […] is the one who never knocks — especially not on the doors of women, who are still hooking, housewifing and hairdressing for their livings.
WiktionaryI would hate to become just a housewife.
Tatoeba · #40876This is a great time-saving gadget for the housewife.
Tatoeba · #55586i Register
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