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(houswīf′ or, usually, huzif 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

housewife
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Synonyms:
wife Collocations, mistress of the house, lady of the house, Hausfrau (German), homemaker, chief cook and bottlewasher


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