housewife
noun
house·wife
ˈhau̇s-ˌwīf 
especially in sense 2 and in early poetry
ˈhə-zəf
or -səf
plural housewives
ˈhau̇s-ˌwīvz
also
ˈhau̇z-ˌwīvz
ˈhə-zəfs,
-zəvz,
-səfs,
-səvz
1
: a married woman in charge of a household
2
: a pocket-size container for small articles (such as thread)
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Michael Odell, Air Mail, 10 Apr. 2025
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Michael Odell, Air Mail, 10 Apr. 2025
The roster includes Brooks Marks, son of Salt Lake City housewife Meredith Marks; Gia Giudice, daughter of New Jersey housewife Teresa Giudice, Riley Burruss, daughter of former Atlanta housewife Kandi Burruss, and Ariana Biermann, daughter of former Atlanta housewife Kim Zolciak-Biermann.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The show brings together housewives from various different locales for a vacation.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
His father was an accountant who had been a conscientious objector during the Second World War, and his mother was a housewife and strict vegetarian.
—Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
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housewife
noun
house·wife
ˈhau̇-ˌswīf
sense 2 is often
ˈhəz-əf
ˈhəs-əf
1
: a married woman who manages her own home
2
: a small container for small articles (as thread)
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