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housewifeship

housewifeship noun: the management of a household; housewifery.

Noun

housewifeship (uncountable)

  1. The management of a household; housewifery.
  2. The role or status of a housewife.

Origin of housewifeship

From Middle English husewijfschip, husewifschipe, equivalent to housewife + -ship. Cognate with Scots housewifeskip.

Questions about housewifeship

What does housewifeship mean?
Housewifeship means the management of a household; housewifery.
What part of speech is housewifeship?
Housewifeship is a noun.

Words near housewifeship in the dictionary

  1. housewifeliness
  2. housewifely
  3. housewiferies
  4. housewifery
  5. housewifes
  6. housewifeship
  7. housewifey
  8. housewifing
  9. housewifish
  10. housewifization
  11. housewifry

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