Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "housewife" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

househusband

Capable Of

clean oven cook terrific meal garden flowerbed garden vegetables iron shirt save coupons stock up on groceries

Coordinate Terms

househusband

Derived Terms

boywife housewife's eczema housewifedom housewifehood housewifeish housewifelike housewifely housewifery housewifeship housewifey housewifish housewifization nonhousewife sailor's housewife you can't turn a hoe into a housewife

Derived From

house wife

Distinct From

househusband

Etymologically Related To

hussy

Inflected/Variant Forms

housewive

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

homemaker married woman wife

Type Of (IsA)

homemaker wife

Related Terms

household hussy unemployed upkeep wife

Similar Terms

househusband

Synonym Network

henhussy sewing box sewing kit

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