housewife
house·wife [housewife housewives] BrE [ˈhaʊswaɪf] NAmE [ˈhaʊswaɪf] noun (pl. house·wivesBrE [ˈhaʊswaɪvz] ; NAmE [ˈhaʊswaɪvz] ) a woman who stays at home to cook, clean, take care of the children, etc. while her husband or partner goes out to work compare ↑house husband Derived Word: ↑housewifely Word Origin: Middle English husewif (see ↑house, ↑wife).
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