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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Bush, who died in 2018, was the wife of former President George H. W. Bush and the mother of former President George W. Bush.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Since Gates and his former wife, Melinda French Gates, created the foundation 25 years ago, the organization has contributed more than $100 billion to global causes, primarily in health.—
Alice Park,
Time,
8 May 2025
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While that number is dwarfed by the men's competition, it must be remembered that the women's game has grown considerably over the past three decades and is expected to continue to surge in popularity and its acceptance in all corners of the globe.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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And Vanessa Taylor, who made Johnson C. Smith a women’s basketball powerhouse more than a decade ago, has returned as head coach of the team.—
Steve Lyttle,
Charlotte Observer,
16 May 2025
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“Housewife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housewife. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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