Definitions for housewifery
ˈhaʊsˌwaɪ fə ri, -ˌwaɪf rihouse·wife·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. housewiferynoun

   the work of a housewife

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. housewiferynoun

   The state of being a housewife

2. housewiferynoun

   Skills as a housewife or homemaker

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Housewiferynoun

   Etymology: from housewife.

   1. Domestick or female business; management becoming the mistress of a family.

   You will think it unfit for a good housewife to stir in or to busy herself about her housewifery. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.

   He ordain’d a lady for his prise,
   Generally praiseful; fair and young, and skill’d in housewiferies. George Chapman, Iliads.

   Little butter was exported abroad, and that discredited by the housewifery of the Irish in making it up. William Temple.

   2. Female œconomy.

   Learn good works for necessary uses; for St. Paul expresses the obligation of Christian women to good housewifery, and charitable provisions for their family and neighbourhood. Tayl.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. housewifery

   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 includes 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; buying goods that the family needs for everyday life; partially or solely managing the family budget—and who is not employed outside the home (i.e., a career woman). The male equivalent is the househusband. 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 [...]". In British English, a small sewing kit is also sometimes called a huswif,: 115  housewife or hussif.In the Western world, stereotypical gender roles, particularly for women, were challenged by the feminist movement in the latter 20th century to allow women to choose whether to be homemakers or to have a career. Changing economics also increased the prevalence of two-income households.

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1. housewifery

   Housewifery refers to the tasks and responsibilities traditionally associated with running a home and caring for a family, such as cooking, cleaning, taking care of children, and managing household expenditures. It often denotes the roles and work performed by a housewife.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Housewiferynoun

   the business of the mistress of a family; female management of domestic concerns

Matched Categories

1. • Work

How to pronounce housewifery?

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of housewifery in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of housewifery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of housewifery in a Sentence

1. Bernard Mandeville:

   There are many examples of women that have excelled in learning, and even in war, but this is no reason we should bring em all up to Latin and Greek or else military discipline, instead of needle-work and housewifery.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=housewifery
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Housewifery
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=housewifery
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housewifery
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housewifery