housewife
Naija
Etymology
From: English house and wife
Pronunciation
- háúswaîf
Noun
- Woman wey man marry wey no get work or business wey e dey do.
- Na full time housewife I be. I no dey do any work pass make I take care of our children. — (I am a full time housewife and all I do is look after the kids.)
- Since dem born me, I neva see where housewife do housework finish, con tell husband make e pay am. — (In all my years, I have never heard a wife ask her husband for payment for house chores done.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: house