Noun
The word is derived from housewife
By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. They are the great vacationless class. Anne Morrow Lindbergh
An elegant woman should be able to do her marketing without making housewives laugh. Those who laugh are always right. Coco Chanel
What the housewives of Australia need to understand as they do the ironing is that if they get it done commercially it's going to go up in price and their own power bills when they switch the iron on are going to go up. Tony Abbott
My sister said, You're making it hard for all us housewives in Nebraska. Kate Millett
Empty rooms make giddy housewives. French Proverb