housewife
noun
house·wife
ˈhau̇s-ˌwīf 
especially in sense 2 and in early poetry ˈhə-zəf,
or
-səf
plural housewives
ˈhau̇s-ˌwīvz
also ˈhau̇z-ˌwīvz;
ˈhə-zəfs,
-zəvz,
-səfs,
-səvz
1
: a married woman in charge of a household
2
: a pocket-size container for small articles (such as thread)
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One, a Jewish housewife (Natalie Portman), who leaves her abusive husband to become an investigative reporter, and the other, a Black bartender (Moses Ingram) whose murder the housewife is trying to solve.
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Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2024
On Monday, Bravo made the announcement that iconic housewife Phaedra Parks will be coming back to the Real Housewives of Atlanta.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 31 July 2024
Dine next to fashion moguls, famous housewives, and music legends.
—Claudia Fisher, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2024
Back then, even as paranoia over women joining the workforce swept through corporate America’s men’s rooms, no one suspected a housewife — a mother — would be capable of such a brutal crime.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 July 2024
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Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2024
On Monday, Bravo made the announcement that iconic housewife Phaedra Parks will be coming back to the Real Housewives of Atlanta.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 31 July 2024
Dine next to fashion moguls, famous housewives, and music legends.
—Claudia Fisher, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2024
Back then, even as paranoia over women joining the workforce swept through corporate America’s men’s rooms, no one suspected a housewife — a mother — would be capable of such a brutal crime.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 July 2024
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“Housewife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housewife. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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housewife
noun
house·wife
ˈhau̇-ˌswīf
sense 2 is often
ˈhəz-əf
ˈhəs-əf
1
: a married woman who manages her own home
2
: a small container for small articles (as thread)
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