Housewifery
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhaʊswɪf(ə)ɹi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Housewifery is a noun meaning (dated) The state or activity of being a housewife; household management, domestic skills.
Meaning
(dated) The state or activity of being a housewife; household management, domestic skills.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) Synonym of household goods.
Example Sentences
Meronym: housework
Holonym: householdry
When the schoolmaster got back Sue was making a pretence of doing some housewifery as if she lived there.
[…] drafted by circumstance at too soon an age into a pinch-penny housewifery which might have existed just as well upon a lighthouse rock […]
Word Forms
- housewiferies
- housewifry
- housewivery
Synonyms for housewifery
Depending on context, synonyms include housewifeship, houseware.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include housewivery, housewifry, housewifeship, huswifery, homemaking, housewifehood.
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