housewife

house·wife

H0302100 (hous′wīf′)n. pl. house·wives (-wīvz′) 1. A married woman who manages the household as her main occupation and whose spouse usually earns the family income.2. (hŭz′ĭf) A small container for needles, thread, and other sewing equipment.

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[Middle English houswif : hous, house; see house + wif, wife; see wife.]

housewife

(ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf) n, pl -wives1. (Sociology) a woman, typically a married woman, who keeps house, usually without having paid employment2. (Military) chiefly Also called: hussy, huswife or hussif Brit a small sewing kit issued to soldiers housewifery n

house•wife

(ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf or, usu., ˈhʌz ɪf for 2 )

n., pl. -wives (-ˌwaɪvz or, usu., -ɪfs or -ɪvz for 2 ) 1. a married woman who manages her own household, esp. as her principal occupation. 2. Brit. a small case for sewing articles. [1175–1225] house′wif`ey, adj. usage: housewife is regarded by some as offensive, perhaps because it implies a lowly status or perhaps because it defines a woman's occupation in relation to a man. Homemaker is a common substitute.

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homemaker

Thesaurus

Noun

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housewife - a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family incomehomemaker, lady of the house, woman of the housemarried woman, wife - a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

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house

(haus) – plural houses (ˈhauziz) – noun1. a building in which people, especially a single family, live. Houses have been built on the outskirts of the town for the workers in the new industrial estate. 房子 房子2. a place or building used for a particular purpose. a hen-house; a public house. 用於特定目的的處所或建築物 用作某种目的的建筑物3. a theatre, or the audience in a theatre. There was a full house for the first night of the play. 劇場，觀眾 剧场，观众 4. a family, usually important or noble, including its ancestors and descendants. the house of David. 家族 家族 (hauz) verb1. to provide with a house, accommodation or shelter. All these people will have to be housed; The animals are housed in the barn. 提供住處或住宿 提供住房2. to store or keep somewhere. The electric generator is housed in the garage. 收藏或置放於某處 收藏ˈhousing (-ziŋ) noun1. houses. These flats will provide housing for the immigrants. 住處 住房2. the hard cover round a machine etc. 機器外殼 机壳ˈhousing benefit noun a payment given by a government to people who are entitled to it according to certain criteria (eg poverty) when they buy or rent a house, an apartment etc. 房貸或房租補助金 住房救济金，租房补贴 house agent (American ˈreal-estate agent) a person who arranges the sale or letting of houses. 房地產仲介商 房地产经纪人house arrest a type of arrest in which a person is not allowed to leave his own house. He was kept under house arrest. 居家監(軟)禁 不淮离家的软禁，（本宅）软禁 ˈhouseboat noun a type of boat, usually with a flat bottom, which is built to be lived in. 船屋 船屋，水上住家 ˈhousebreaker noun a person who breaks into a house in order to steal. 闖空門的歹徒 侵入他人住宅者ˈhousebreaking noun 闖空門 入室偷盗，侵入家宅 ˈhouse-fly noun the common fly, found throughout the world. 家蠅 家蝇ˈhousehold noun the people who live together in a house, including their servants. How many people are there in this household? 一家子的人，包括僕人 同住在一家的人ˈhouseholder noun the person who owns a house or pays the rent for it. 住戶 占有房子的人，住户 household word something which is well-known to everyone. His name is a household word throughout the country. 家喻戶曉的事物 家喻户晓的词语ˈhousekeeper noun a person, usually a woman, who is paid to look after the management of a house. 管理家務的主婦，女管家 管理家务的主妇，女管家 ˈhousekeeping noun the management of a house. 家管，管家 家务管理ˈhouseman noun a recently qualified doctor who is living in a hospital while working there to complete his training. 住院實習醫生 住院实习医生ˈhousetrain verb to train (a dog, cat etc) to be clean inside the house. 訓練(寵物等的)衛生習慣 训练（狗等）保持家中清洁 ˈhouse-warming noun a party given after moving into a new house. 喬遷宴會 乔迁喜宴，庆祝迁居的宴会 adjectivea house-warming party. 喬遷慶祝的 庆祝迁居的ˈhousewife noun – plural ˈhousewives – a woman who looks after her house, her husband and her family, and who usually does not have a job outside the home. 家庭主婦 家庭主妇ˈhousework noun the work of keeping a house clean and tidy. My mother has a woman to help her with the housework. 家務 家务劳动like a house on fire1. very well. The two children got on with each other like a house on fire. 很融洽 很好2. very quickly. I'm getting through this job like a house on fire. 迅速地 迅速地

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