housewives

house-wives · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Women whose main occupation is caring for their family and managing household affairs.

  2. 2.

    (dated) Married women who manage a household.

Related words

See also: domestic, homemaker, spouse
Synonyms: homemakers, stay-at-home mothers

Etymology

From Middle English husewif, from huse (house) + wif (woman, wife).