tradwife
/ˈtɹæd.waɪf/
tradwife noun: a wife who fulfills a traditional gender role based on Western middle-class femininity of the mid-twentieth century.
Noun
tradwife (plural tradwives)
- A wife who fulfills a traditional gender role based on Western middle-class femininity of the mid-twentieth century.
- Ms. Jorgenson is being interviewed on Radio 3Fourteen, a white supremacist talk radio program; it is interviewing her because she considers herself a tradwife.2018 June 1, Annie Kelly, “The Housewives of White Supremacy”, in New York Times
- Blond and blue-eyed, just like the #tradwife ideal, but her eyes held a fierceness that overshadowed her fame.2019, Dana Killion, Lies of Men
Forms of tradwife
| plural | tradwives |
|---|---|
| alternative form | trad wife |
Origin of tradwife
From trad (“traditional”) + wife.
Words formed from tradwife
Questions about tradwife
- What does tradwife mean?
- Tradwife means a wife who fulfills a traditional gender role based on Western middle-class femininity of the mid-twentieth century.
- What part of speech is tradwife?
- Tradwife is a noun.
- How do you pronounce tradwife?
- Tradwife is pronounced /ˈtɹæd.waɪf/.
- What is the plural of tradwife?
- The plural of tradwife is tradwives.
Words near tradwife in the dictionary
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