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housewive

/ˈhaʊswaɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
house-wive
IPA
/ˈhaʊswaɪv/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To manage with skill and economy.

Transitive verb

verb

To act as a housewife

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

housewives (present, singular) housewiving (participle, present) housewived (participle, past) housewived (past) housewife (alternative) huswife (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce housewive?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaʊswaɪv/.
What does housewive mean?
To manage with skill and economy.

How to pronounce housewive

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