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Meanings of homemaker in English

Portuguese
dona de casa
Catalan
mestressa de casa
Spanish
ama de casa

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

dona de casa
Synonyms
Examples for "housewife"
Examples for "housewife"
1
She later met my father and became a housewife, rearing seven children.
Jamaica Observer
2
All have vanished now; and the housewife betakes herself to the stores.
Since Cézanne
3
The housewife filled the saucepan again and set it over the fire.
The Child's World: Third Reader
4
HRT current utilization was negatively associated with age and being a housewife.
Pubmed
5
Sir, - I am a housewife in Kerry with four small children.
The Irish Times
1
Charmingly bossy service from the lady of the house, and great value.
The Guardian
2
The lady of the house asked how she liked her new school.
The new yorker
3
When the lady of the house heard these lines, she cried: 'Oh!
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
4
But further surprise was in store for the lady of the house.
A Woman Intervenes
5
The orphan was silent, but the lady of the house replied promptly:
St. Elmo
1
The woman of the house says, however, she has stopped planting pansies.
The Irish Times
2
The epistle of Thomas to the woman of the house of Harold.
Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3
3
From the woman of the house she at last learned the cause.
Devereux — Complete
4
Now I think of it, call also the woman of the house.
"The Ladies": A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty
5
The woman of the house brought her for food an unusual delicacy.
The Mormon Prophet
Usage of homemaker in English
1
The reason was simple: the Jewish homemaker already knew how to cook.
97 orchard: an edible history of five immigrant families in one ...
2
Well, I'm a homemaker and that takes up a lot of time.
The Irish Times
3
Take the Orange County, California, homemaker who goes by the handle Canary.
Wired
4
Some house- broken homemaker is not going to make me look bad.
Terminal Compromise
5
With the site selected, the great problem of building next confronts the homemaker.
Vocational Guidance for Girls
6
A widowed homemaker, on the other hand-whatwould they talk about?
The lovers
7
For the rural homemaker, of course, the problem usually becomes an individual one.
Vocational Guidance for Girls
8
Because I want a homemaker in this house as soon as may be.
Kilmeny of the Orchard
9
The homemaker should not feel that Oriental rugs are too expensive for consideration.
Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife
10
With a home established, the problems confronting the homemaker become those of administration.
Vocational Guidance for Girls
11
Maybe you've been a lifelong homemaker or are busy as a full-time grandmother.
Feminist dot com
12
Over three tiring days, a widowed homemaker undertakes the chores of suburban life.
The Irish Times
13
She's the quintessential homemaker who loves to make everything from scratch.
The Irish Times
14
Will she perhaps be a better homemaker for her vocational experience?
Vocational Guidance for Girls
15
A homemaker, she kept house and dreamed of having grandchildren.
The sonderberg case
16
Feeding and clothing a family are perhaps the fundamentals of the homemaker's daily tasks.
Vocational Guidance for Girls
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