Plural of housewife
irregular plural
The plural of housewife is housewives or housewifes.
Forms of housewife
| Singular | housewife /ˈhaʊs.waɪf/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | housewives housewifes |
| Countable | countable |
Housewives and housewifes in a sentence
- Groups of businessmen, housewives, classmates or neighbors may engage in hadaka no tsukiai.From the entry hadaka no tsukiai
- They are "housewives," students, small business people, retired persons, or a local politician or government administrator.2012, Daniel McCool, “Crumbling Edifice”, in River Republic: The Fall and Rise of America's Rivers, New York, N.Y.; Chichester, West…. From the entry instigator
- The 'make do and mend' campaign was the Board of Trade's central propaganda effort directed at housewives.2000 Ina Zweiniger-Bargielowska - Austerity in Britain: Rationing, Controls, and Consumption, 1939-1955. From the entry make do and mend
- In Blackburn housewives are finding it almost impossible to get nursemaids.1907 October, “The Jester and the World: His Comments, Humorous and Satirical, on Events and Incidents of Every Day”, in The Pandex of the…. From the entry nurseman
- The gaggles of housewives were less gaggly, keeping an unusual distance from each other as they picked up groceries.2017, P. T. Phronk, Of Moons and Monsters. From the entry gaggly
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.
Nouns ending in -fe: plural -ves
Questions about the plural of housewife
- What is the plural of housewife?
- The plural of housewife is housewives or housewifes.
- Which is correct, housewives or housewifes?
- Both are used. housewives is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is housewife countable?
- Housewife is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: housewife (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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