housewifery

house·wif·er·y

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hous-wahy-fuh-ree, -wahyf-ree]
- /ˈhaʊsˌwaɪ fə ri, -ˌwaɪf ri/
- /ˈhaʊs.wɪf.əri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hous-wahy-fuh-ree, -wahyf-ree]
- /ˈhaʊsˌwaɪ fə ri, -ˌwaɪf ri/

Definitions of housewifery word

noun housewifery the function or work of a housewife; housekeeping. 1
noun housewifery The state of being a housewife. 1
noun housewifery the work or function of a housewife; housekeeping 0

See all 3 definitions of housewifery

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Origin of housewifery

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

First recorded in 1400-50, housewifery is from the late Middle English word huswyfery. See housewife, -ery

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Parts of speech for Housewifery

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Housewifery

housewifery popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

housewifery usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for housewifery

noun housewifery

housework — the work of cleaning, cooking, etc., to be done in housekeeping.
domestic science — home economics.

All 2 Synonyms of housewifery