housewife

Definition of Housewife in English :

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Housewife

noun plural -wives

1.

a woman, typically a married woman, who keeps house, usually without having paid employment

2. Also called: hussy, huswife (ˈhʌzɪf ), hussif (ˈhʌsɪf) mainly British

a small sewing kit issued to soldiers

nounWord forms: plural ˈhouseˌwives (ˈhaʊsˌwaɪvz ; housˈwīvzˌ; for 2, usually ˈhʌzɪvz ; huzˈivz)

1.

a woman, esp. a married woman, whose principal occupation is managing a household and taking care of domestic affairs

2.

a small sewing kit

n. pl. house·wives (-wīvz′)

1. A married woman who manages the household as her main occupation and whose spouse usually earns the family income.

2. (hŭzĭf) A small container for needles, thread, and other sewing equipment.