housewife
Naija
Etymology
From: English house and wife
Pronunciation
- háúswîf
Noun
- Na woman wey dey man marry put for house.
- Na full time housewife I be. I no dey do any work pass make I take cre of our children. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021, 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, come tell husbnd make e pay am. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021, In all my years, I have never heard a wife ask her husband for payment for house chores done.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: A married woman