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Meanings of woman of the house 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
Usage of woman of the house in English
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
6
The priest ventured some conversation with the woman of the house.
Waysiders, Stories of Connacht
7
Fortunately the woman of the house was friendly, and the rooms were clean.
The Lovels of Arden
8
The woman of the house and Lord Monmouth only were present.
Coningsby; Or, The New Generation
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I'll take out the woman of the house, and her children.
Armadale
10
The good woman of the house was employed in baking.
Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Volume 01
11
The good woman of the house waited a moment before she left the room.
"I Say No"
12
The Inspector was speaking to the woman of the house.
The Beetle: A Mystery
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The woman of the house, a scraggy, genteel person, tried even to provoke confidences.
Chance: A Tale in Two Parts
14
I've rented it from the woman of the house for a pound a week.'
The Making Of A Novelist / An Experiment In Autobiography
15
Was the woman of the house sure of her cook?
The Claverings
16
The woman of the house is disturbed from her sewing and goes to the window.
The Guardian
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