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Noun: housewife (housewives)  'haws,wIf
  1. A wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
    - homemaker, lady of the house, woman of the house

Derived forms: housewives

Type of: married woman, wife, wifey [informal]

Encyclopedia: Housewife, 49