lady of the house

1. 1.

   a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income

   Synonymshousewifehomemakerwoman of the house

   Broaderwife

Questions about lady of the house

What does lady of the house mean?

lady of the house means "a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income".

What is another word for lady of the house?

Close synonyms include housewife, homemaker, woman of the house. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.