as in wife
a married woman in charge of a household
She was career-minded and never intended to be a 1950s style housewife.
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Recent Examples of housewife
And in an episode dedicated to Astoria — a nice change of view — a stereotypical housewife from a TV coffee commercial materializes in her living room.
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Here’s exactly how to do it By Ashley Baker
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Trophy Wives Desperate, real, trad, or mad—housewives have been celebrated, pilloried, and fetishized for ages.
—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
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Here’s exactly how to do it By Ashley Baker
Read On
Very Online
Trophy Wives Desperate, real, trad, or mad—housewives have been celebrated, pilloried, and fetishized for ages.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for housewife
Noun
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After her Vogue cover was released on Tuesday, Justin celebrated his wife's accomplishment via Instagram.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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My wife, Cristina, walked up just as the first space photo streamed to my tablet.—
Jarred Roberts,
The Conversation,
20 May 2025
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Archies Arch Support Flip Flops $40 at Amazon The Archies flip flops are made for both men and women with every size from a women’s 4 to a men’s 15.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
28 May 2025
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But, the shooting victim and woman had split up by that point.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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“Housewife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housewife. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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