Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

housewifeship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: house-wife-ship
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The management of a household; housewifery.

Uncountable

noun

The role or status of a housewife.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English husewijfschip, husewifschipe, equivalent to housewife + -ship. Cognate with Scots housewifeskip.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: husewijfschip

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does housewifeship mean?: The management of a household; housewifery.
Where does housewifeship come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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