woman of the house

1. 1.

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

   Synonymshousewifehomemakerlady of the house

   Broaderwife

Questions about woman of the house

What does woman of the house mean?

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

What is another word for woman of the house?

Close synonyms include housewife, homemaker, lady 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.