English-Thai Dictionary

housewife

N แม่บ้าน  แม่เรือน  แม่เหย้าแม่เรือน  mea-ban

 

housewifely

A ที่ คล้าย แม่บ้าน  ที่ เหมาะสำหรับ แม่บ้าน 

 

housewifery

N งาน ดูแล บ้าน  ngan-du-lae-ban

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HOUSEWIFE

n.hous'wife. [house and wife; contracted into huswife, hussy. ] The mistress of a family. 1. A female economist; a good manager.
2. One skilled in female business.
3. A little case or bag for articles of female work.

 

HOUSEWIFELY

a.hous'wifely. Pertaining to the mistress of a family. 1. Taken from housewifery, or domestic affairs; as a housewifely metaphor.

 

HOUSEWIFERY

n.hous'wifery. The business of the mistress of a family; female business in the economy of a family; female management of domestic concerns.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HOUSEWIFE

House "wife `, n. Etym: [House + wife. Cf. Hussy. ]

 

1. The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household. Shak. He a good husband, a good housewife she. Dryden.

 

2. (Usually pronounced Etym: [See Hussy, in this sense. ]

 

Defn: A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work; -- called also hussy. [Written also huswife. ] P. Skelton.

 

3. A hussy. [R.] [Usually written huswife. ] Shak. Sailor's housewife, a ditty-bag.

 

HOUSEWIFE; HOUSEWIVE

HOUSEWIFE; HOUSEWIVE House "wife `, House "wive `, v. t.

 

Defn: To manage with skill and economy, as a housewife or other female manager; to economize. Conferred those moneys on the nuns, which since they have well housewived. Fuller.

 

HOUSEWIFELY

HOUSEWIFELY House "wife `ly, a.

 

Defn: Pertaining or appropriate to a housewife; domestic; economical; prudent. A good sort of woman, ladylike and housewifely. Sir W. Scott.

 

HOUSEWIFERY

HOUSEWIFERY House "wif `er *y, n.

 

Defn: The business of the mistress of a family; female management of domestic concerns.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

housewife

house wife |ˈhousˌwīf ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf | ▶noun ( pl. housewives ) 1 a married woman whose main occupation is caring for her family, managing household affairs, and doing housework. 2 |ˈhaʊswaɪf |a small case for needles, thread, and other small sewing items. DERIVATIVES house wife ly adjective, house wif er y |-ˌwīfərē |noun ORIGIN Middle English husewif (see house, wife ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

housewife

house |wife |ˈhaʊswʌɪf | ▶noun ( pl. housewives ) 1 a married woman whose main occupation is caring for her family, managing household affairs, and doing housework. 2 |ˈhʌzɪf |a small case for needles, thread, and other small sewing items. DERIVATIVES housewifely adjective, housewifery noun ORIGIN Middle English husewif (see house, wife ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

housewife

house wife /háʊswàɪf ; 2 ではまた hʌ́zɪf /名詞 複 -wives /-wàɪvz /; 2 ではまた /hʌ́zɪvz /C 1 (専業 )主婦 (!この語を 「妻は家にいるべきだ 」という考えの表れとして嫌う人もいるが, 一般にはまだよく使われている; ｟男女共用 ｠homemaker, householder, house manager ) .2 ｟主に英 ｠裁縫道具入れ , 針箱 .～ly 形容詞 主婦らしい [のような ].