Synonyms of housewife

housewife

noun

as in wife

a married woman in charge of a household

She was career-minded and never intended to be a 1950s style housewife.

Related Words

• wife
• woman
• homemaker
• housekeeper
• madam
• lady
• hausfrau
• stay-at-home
• Mrs.
• wifey
• bride
• missus
• helpmate
• helpmeet
• matron
• spouse
• widow
• partner
• old lady
• dowager
• consort
• significant other
• better half
• companion
• mate
• soulmate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of housewife

But the housewife in these displays was still expected to remain responsible for the home. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

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, 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

Cooper is a Polish immigrant New Jersey housewife who, step by step, makes the decision to abandon her husband and two teenage children for another life. — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026