housewife artinya
ibu rumah tangga
/ˈhaʊs.waɪf/
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dialectal/ˈhʌzwaɪf/
housewife in Indonesian: ibu rumah tangga, suri rumah, kotak jahit. In English, housewife means 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.
Indonesian words for housewife
- female head of household
- ibu rumah tangga, suri rumah
- case for materials used in sewing
- kotak jahit
English meaning of housewife
- noun 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.
- noun The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household.
- noun A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work.
- noun A worthless woman; a hussy.
Synonyms of housewife
housewife in other languages
- housewife in Hindi
- housewife in Tamil
- housewife in Marathi
- housewife in Urdu
- housewife in Bengali
- housewife in Telugu
- housewife in Malayalam
- housewife in Kannada
- housewife in Gujarati
- housewife in Odia
- housewife in Nepali
- housewife in Pashto
- housewife in Tagalog
- housewife in Arabic
- housewife in Malay
- housewife in Thai
- housewife in Vietnamese
- housewife in Myanmar
Questions about housewife in Indonesian
- What is the meaning of housewife in Indonesian?
- Housewife in Indonesian is ibu rumah tangga, suri rumah, kotak jahit.
- Apa arti housewife?
- Housewife: ibu rumah tangga, suri rumah, kotak jahit.
- What does housewife mean in English?
- Housewife means 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.
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