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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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