(plural housewives ) a woman who stays at home to cook, clean, take care of the children, etc. while her husband or partner goes out to work
compareHOUSEHUSBAND
housewifely adverb:
It was a pleasure to see the housewifely way in which Mr Wilson set about everything.
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