English-French translations for housewife

• femme au foyer
  L'expression "juste une femme au foyer" doit être bannie. The phrase 'just a housewife' needs to be outlawed.
  Noura al Hashlamoun est une femme au foyer de 36 ans. Elle est mère de six enfants. Noura al Hashlamoun is a 36-year-old housewife and the mother of six children.
  Au XXIe siècle, les femmes ont arrêté depuis bien longtemps de se contenter du rôle de femme au foyer et de mère. This is the 21st century and women long ago stopped being satisfied with the role of housewife and child-carer.
• boîte à ouvrage
• garce
• maîtresse de maison
• mère au foyer
• trousse de couture

Definition of housewife

• 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
• The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household

Related words

• housewriter
• housework
• housewarming
• housewifery
• warehousewoman
• houseworker
• housewarming party