housewife

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhaʊswaɪf/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hous′wīf′ or, usually, huz′if for 2)


Inflections of 'housewife' (n): npl: housewives
Inflections of 'housewife' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
housewifes
v 3rd person singular
housewifing
v pres p
housewifed
v past
housewifed
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
housewife n dated (married woman: homemaker)ama de casa loc nom f
 Zoe would rather pursue a career than to go and become a housewife.
 Zoe preferiría tener una carrera antes que ser ama de casa.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
housewife [sth]⇒ vtr dated (manage resources skilfully)administrar los recursos loc verb
  gestionar eficazmente vtr + adv
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'housewife' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
hausfrau
Spanish:
maruja - amo de casa - marujear

Collocations: she [makes, is] a good housewife, just want a good housewife, is a stay-at-home housewife, more...

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