Synonyms for housewives

Grammar : Noun

Spell : hous-wahyf or, usually, huhz-if for 2

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf or, usually, ˈhʌz ɪf for 2

Définition of housewives

Origin : early 13c., husewif, "woman, usually married, in charge of a family or household" (cf. husebonde; see husband), from huse "house" (see house (n.)) + wif "woman" (see wife). Also see hussy. Related: Housewifely.

noun wife

Example sentences :

The housewives admired her economy, the patients her politeness, the poor her charity.
Extract from : « Madame Bovary » by Gustave Flaubert

Around him gathers the crowd of housewives, ready for the auction.
Extract from : « Nights in London » by Thomas Burke

His decision against a high heel flattens the housewives by an inch.
Extract from : « Chimney-Pot Papers » by Charles S. Brooks

Thoroughly well-meaning, Mrs. Handover was the most incompetent of housewives.
Extract from : « The Whirlpool » by George Gissing

The preserves included every variety known to housewives and a few more.
Extract from : « Patty's Summer Days » by Carolyn Wells

Up these steps all the housewives must go to reach the market.
Extract from : « Brittany » by Mortimer Menpes and Dorothy Menpes

I would say to housewives, be not daunted by one failure, nor by twenty.
Extract from : « Housekeeping in Old Virginia » by Marion Cabell Tyree

Housewives know where to find their poultry, crayfish, cheese, or oranges.
Extract from : « Nooks and Corners of Old Paris » by Georges Cain

It was after sundown, and the housewives stood in their doorways and watched for their husbands.
Extract from : « Christ Legends » by Selma Lagerlf

But after a time he found that housewives were unwilling to give him anything to eat.
Extract from : « When Egypt Went Broke » by Holman Day

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