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WOMAN OF THE HOUSE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does woman of the house mean?

• WOMAN OF THE HOUSE (noun)
The noun WOMAN OF THE HOUSE has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: WOMAN OF THE HOUSE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• WOMAN OF THE HOUSE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

homemaker; housewife; lady of the house; woman of the house

Hypernyms ("woman of the house" is a kind of...):

married woman; wife (a married woman; a man's partner in marriage)

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