housewife

noun

Definition of housewifenext
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 The show centered on Lucy, a housewife who desperately wanted to be a star and often schemed ways to appear alongside her bandleader husband. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026 In the 1950s and ’60s, the tranquilizer Miltown was widely prescribed to housewives for anxiety and stress. — Sarah Levy, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026 Watch this musical adaptation of Ritesh Batra’s film about a lunchbox delivery meant for one man that lands in the hands of another, sparking a friendship between a young housewife and a widower nearing retirement. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 1 June 2026 Or that Penélope Cruz’s sultry chilliness would jibe with either her male counterparts or Wilde’s diary-of-a-mad-housewife interpretation of a brittle, eager-to-impress woman brimming with creative frustration. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for housewife
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  1. wife
  2. woman
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  • The Seasnake, who has lost his wife and his heir to her war, is justifiably livid.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
  • His third wife, Cuban model Sheila Mariño, gave birth to their son in June.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of wife
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  • Hiltz competes in women’s events, but identifies as non-binary and transgender, using they/them pronouns.
    — Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • Miki Sudo defended her title as well in the women’s division.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
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