as in wife
a married woman in charge of a household
She was career-minded and never intended to be a 1950s style housewife.
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The latest season is possibly the most unhinged yet, and given season two featured one of the housewives getting arrested by the FBI for wire fraud on camera, that’s truly saying something.
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Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
As for the formal housewives, there are four joining this season: Dorinda Medley (The Real Housewives of New York City), Chanel Ayan (The Real Housewives of Dubai), Dolores Catania (The Real Housewives of New Jersey), and Robyn Dixon (The Real Housewives of Potomac).
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
By the turn of the century, Hiller writes, these domestic workers headed elsewhere to earn their wages, leaving the housewives to tend to kitchen affairs.
—Michelle Mastro, JSTOR Daily, 18 Dec. 2024
The film stars Cate Blanchett as the eponymous unhappy housewife, a woman who unexpectedly falls for Therese (Rooney Mara), a store clerk.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
As for the formal housewives, there are four joining this season: Dorinda Medley (The Real Housewives of New York City), Chanel Ayan (The Real Housewives of Dubai), Dolores Catania (The Real Housewives of New Jersey), and Robyn Dixon (The Real Housewives of Potomac).
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
By the turn of the century, Hiller writes, these domestic workers headed elsewhere to earn their wages, leaving the housewives to tend to kitchen affairs.
—Michelle Mastro, JSTOR Daily, 18 Dec. 2024
The film stars Cate Blanchett as the eponymous unhappy housewife, a woman who unexpectedly falls for Therese (Rooney Mara), a store clerk.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Housewife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housewife. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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