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
Cassie is now a bored California housewife-to-be, dabbling in OnlyFans for extra money for her blowout wedding, and Maddy, a promising talent agent with a nose for spotting clients who can make her a killing.
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Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2026
The other housewives cheered Swanson on, but Rosie DiMare was not enthused.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 6 Apr. 2026
And the mother, of course, was a housewife, and also with a middle-class background.
—Carol Sutton Lewis, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2026
At the Ricardo residence in the ’50s sitcom I Love Lucy, over-the-top housewife Lucy and Ricky, her excitable husband, were always getting into some sort of entertaining hijinks.
—Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2026
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Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2026
The other housewives cheered Swanson on, but Rosie DiMare was not enthused.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 6 Apr. 2026
And the mother, of course, was a housewife, and also with a middle-class background.
—Carol Sutton Lewis, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2026
At the Ricardo residence in the ’50s sitcom I Love Lucy, over-the-top housewife Lucy and Ricky, her excitable husband, were always getting into some sort of entertaining hijinks.
—Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for housewife
Noun
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His wife is Grammy Award-winning singer Ciara.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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Kimbrough moved to the Hartsel area for space, quiet, and a chance to rebuild his life with his wife and two kids after traumatic experiences in the Army.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
Noun
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But the conviction was overturned by New York’s Court of Appeals in 2024 based on evidence unrelated to either woman’s testimony.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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The roster of rights accumulated in just the past three years includes college football and men’s and women’s basketball from the ACC, Pac-12 and Mountain West conferences; the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, WWE NXT, PBA Bowling, PBR Bull Riding and AVP volleyball.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Housewife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housewife. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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