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    • A housewife (also known as a homemaker or a stay-at-home mother/mom/mum) is a woman whose role is running or managing her family's home—housekeeping, which may include caring for her children; cleaning and maintaining the home; making, buying and/or mending clothes for the family; buying, cooking, and storing food for the family; … See more

    Sociology and economics

    Some feminists and non-feminist economists (particularly proponents of historical materialism, the methodological … See more

    By country

    In imperial China (excluding periods of the Tang dynasty), women were bound to homemaking by the doctrines of Confucianism and cultural norms. Generally, girls did not attend school and, therefore, spent the d… See more

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    Although men have generally been thought of as the primary or sole breadwinners for families in recent history, the division of labor between men and women in traditional societies required both genders to take an … See more

    Self employed

    Examples of notable housewives include:
    • England
    • Germany
    • India
    • The Netherlands
    • Norway … See more

    Songs about the housewife's lot

    The housewife's work has often been the subject of folk songs. Examples include: "The Housewife's Lament" (from the diary of Sarah Price, Ottawa, Illinois, mid 19th century); "Nine Hours a Day" (1871 English song, anon… See more

    See also

    • Feminist economics
    • Soccer mom
    • Stay-at-home dad (i.e. househusband)
    • The Compleat Housewife or Accomplish'd Gentlewoman's Companion, a 1727 English cookery book, how-to manual, and the first pu… See more

    Further reading

    • Swain, Sally (1988) Great Housewives of Art. London: Grafton (reissued by Harper Collins, London, 1995) (pastiches of famous artists showing housewives' tasks, e.g. Mrs Kandinsky Puts Away the Kids' Toys)… See more

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  6. house·wife
    noun
    1. a woman whose main occupation is caring for her family, managing household affairs, and doing housework, while her husband or partner does paid work:
      "I am not just a housewife, I am an accountant, nurse, negotiator, cook, and driver"
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    What does housewife mean?
    (plural "housewives") A woman whose main employment is homemaking, maintaining the upkeep of her home and tending to household affairs; often, such a woman whose sole [unpaid] employment is homemaking. (plural "housewives") The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household.

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    What is a female housewife called?
    Both male and female can be tagged to the term, alike to "housewife" and "househusband". Because it has been the traditional job of a woman to be a homemaker, a woman who spends most of her time caring for the family home has been called a "housewife". Many women still use this word on government forms, because they see the value in homemaking.

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    What is the difference between a housewife and a fishwife?
    a person, especially a woman, who manages a home. [ODO] There might be a difference in emphasis. The word housewife focuses on the state of the woman [it must be a woman!] as a wife. There may be a slighty pejorative notion (cf fishwife).

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    What do you call a housewife who has children?
    A housewife who has children may be called a stay-at-home mother or mom. Webster's Dictionary defines a housewife as a married woman who is in charge of her household. The British Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (1901) defines a housewife as "the mistress of a household; a female domestic manager; a pocket sewing kit".

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    What is the male equivalent of a housewife?
    The male equivalent is the househusband. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a housewife as a married woman who is in charge of her household. [ 2 ] The British Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (1901) defines a housewife as "the mistress of a household; a female domestic manager [...]".

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    What does the term Hausfrau mean?
    Hausfrau is a term with pejorative connotations, colloquially used in American English to refer to a housewife whose interests center on the home or who is exclusively interested in domestic matters. Wikipedia describes it as a frumpy, petty-bourgeois, traditional, pre-emancipation type housewife.

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