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hausfrau

noun

Definition of hausfrau

as in housewife

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Recent Examples of hausfrau Deborah Greenspan, an energetic hausfrau whose principal cause is resettling immigrants, has decided to host an inventive, and obnoxious, dinner party. — Julia M. Klein, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2023 Harry's alter ego is a dull breadwinner who, like most male suburbanites, bores his hausfrau (Jamie Lee Curtis) with the minutiae of his drab job. — Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2019 Her father was a music teacher, her mother a hausfrau or a housewife. — Carol Motsinger, Cincinnati.com, 3 Apr. 2018

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Samantha Josephs, Carrying (Putnam, October 6) One of the year’s most unhinged premises comes from this trans body horror debut, as perfect housewife Martha begins to suffer the strain of performing impeccable femininity as a stealth trans woman.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
The Second World War demanded mass buy-in; every factory, every worker, every young man, every housewife had to play a role.

— Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of housewife

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His father, George, worked for the post office for more than four decades, and his mother, Mary, was a homemaker.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
His mother was a homemaker known in the community for her civic involvement, particularly in local arts programs.

— Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

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Everyone from the front-desk employees to the housekeepers to the yoga instructors were helpful and attentive.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
By tightening those subplots, the series focuses more by design on exploring the inner lives of Cathy, Adam and Lee (Hoon Lee) — the Trask’s cook and housekeeper who becomes a second parent of sorts to Charles’ twin boys, Cal and Aron.

— Max Gao, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026

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