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Noun Concept
Categories: Terms for females, Personal care and service occupations, Family, Sociology of work, Marriage
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housewife  homemaker  lady of the house  woman of the house  homekeeper
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A wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income WordNet 3.0
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A wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A housewife is a woman whose role is running or managing her family's home—housekeeping, which may include caring for her children; cleaning and maintaining the home; making, buying and/or mending clothes for the family; buying, cooking, and storing food for the family; buying goods that the family needs for everyday life; partially or solely managing the family budget—and who is not employed outside the home. Wikipedia
Wife who stays at home, as a homemaker, and frequently, a mother. It also refers to a cloth case or bag for needles, thread, etc. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Family member whose main occupation is running or managing the family's home Wikidata
Married family member whose main occupation is running or managing the family's home Wikidata
A person in charge of the management of a home, and who is not employed outside the home. OmegaWiki
A woman dedicated to taking care of the house and the family. OmegaWiki
A person who maintains the administration and upkeep of his or her residence, especially one who is not employed outside the home; one who runs the household. Wiktionary