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wifework

wifework noun: housework etc. that a man's wife is traditionally expected to do.

Noun

wifework (uncountable)

  1. Housework etc. that a man's wife is traditionally expected to do.

Origin of wifework

From wife + work.

Questions about wifework

What does wifework mean?
Wifework means housework etc. that a man's wife is traditionally expected to do.
What part of speech is wifework?
Wifework is a noun.

Words near wifework in the dictionary

  1. wifestyles
  2. wifeswapper
  3. wifeswappers
  4. wifeswapping
  5. wifeward
  6. wifework
  7. wifey
  8. wifeys
  9. wiff-waff
  10. Wiffen
  11. Wiffens

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