hausfrau

noun

haus·​frau ˈhau̇s-ˌfrau̇ How to pronounce hausfrau (audio)
Synonyms of hausfraunext
: housewife

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Her father was a music teacher, her mother a hausfrau or a housewife. — Carol Motsinger, Cincinnati.com, 3 Apr. 2018 Harry's alter ego is a dull breadwinner who, like most male suburbanites, bores his hausfrau (Jamie Lee Curtis) with the minutiae of his drab job. — Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2019 Deborah Greenspan, an energetic hausfrau whose principal cause is resettling immigrants, has decided to host an inventive, and obnoxious, dinner party. — Julia M. Klein, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2023

Word History

Etymology

German, from Haus house + Frau woman, wife

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hausfrau was in 1798

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