Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

farmwife

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
farmwife
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The wife in a married couple engaged in farming; a wife who shares in the duties of farming, such as farm management, homemaking on the farm, fieldwork, sales and marketing, or other work.

noun

A farmer's wife.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From farm + wife.

Inflected Forms

farmwives (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

housewife

Questions

What does farmwife mean?
The wife in a married couple engaged in farming; a wife who shares in the duties of farming, such as farm management, homemaking on the farm, fieldwork, sales and marketing, or other work.
Where does farmwife come from?
From farm + wife.

How to pronounce farmwife

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