Usage of "woman of the house"

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A wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income.

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Examples for "housewife"

She later met my father and became a housewife, rearing seven children. 
 Jamaica Observer 

All have vanished now; and the housewife betakes herself to the stores. 
 Since Cézanne 

The housewife filled the saucepan again and set it over the fire. 
 The Child's World: Third Reader 

HRT current utilization was negatively associated with age and being a housewife. 
 Pubmed 

Sir, - I am a housewife in Kerry with four small children. 
 The Irish Times 

The reason was simple: the Jewish homemaker already knew how to cook. 
 97 orchard: an edible history of five immigrant families in one ... 

Well, I'm a homemaker and that takes up a lot of time. 
 The Irish Times 

Take the Orange County, California, homemaker who goes by the handle Canary. 
 Wired 

Some house- broken homemaker is not going to make me look bad. 
 Terminal Compromise 

With the site selected, the great problem of building next confronts the homemaker. 
 Vocational Guidance for Girls 

Charmingly bossy service from the lady of the house, and great value. 
 The Guardian 

The lady of the house asked how she liked her new school. 
 The new yorker 

When the lady of the house heard these lines, she cried: 'Oh! 
 The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1 

But further surprise was in store for the lady of the house. 
 A Woman Intervenes 

The orphan was silent, but the lady of the house replied promptly: 
 St. Elmo 

Ús de woman of the house en anglès

The woman of the house says, however, she has stopped planting pansies. 
 The Irish Times 

The epistle of Thomas to the woman of the house of Harold. 
 Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3 

From the woman of the house she at last learned the cause. 
 Devereux — Complete 

Now I think of it, call also the woman of the house. 
 "The Ladies": A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty 

The woman of the house brought her for food an unusual delicacy. 
 The Mormon Prophet 

The priest ventured some conversation with the woman of the house. 
 Waysiders, Stories of Connacht 

Fortunately the woman of the house was friendly, and the rooms were clean. 
 The Lovels of Arden 

The woman of the house and Lord Monmouth only were present. 
 Coningsby; Or, The New Generation 

I'll take out the woman of the house, and her children. 
 Armadale 

The good woman of the house was employed in baking. 
 Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Volume 01 

The good woman of the house waited a moment before she left the room. 
 "I Say No" 

The Inspector was speaking to the woman of the house. 
 The Beetle: A Mystery 

The woman of the house, a scraggy, genteel person, tried even to provoke confidences. 
 Chance: A Tale in Two Parts 

I've rented it from the woman of the house for a pound a week.' 
 The Making Of A Novelist / An Experiment In Autobiography 

Was the woman of the house sure of her cook? 
 The Claverings 

The woman of the house is disturbed from her sewing and goes to the window. 
 The Guardian 

Translations for woman of the house

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Significats de woman of the house en anglès