Found 3 items, similar to housewife.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: housewife
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: housewife
housewife
n : a wife who who manages a household while her husband earns
the family income [syn:
homemaker,
lady of the house,
woman of the house]
[also:
housewives (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: housewife
Huswife
\Hus"wife\, n. [OE. huswif; hus house + wif wife. Cf.
Hussy a housewife,
Housewife.] [Written also
housewife.]
1. A female housekeeper; a woman who manages domestic
affairs; a thirfty woman.
“The bounteous huswife
Nature.” --Shak.
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The huswife is she that do labor doth fall.
--Tusser.
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2. A worthless woman; a hussy. [Obs.] --Shak.
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3. [See
Hussy a bag.] A case for sewing materials. See
Housewife. --Cowper.
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