| Housewife 1. (n.) The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household. 2. (n.) A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work; -- called also hussy. 3. (n.) A hussy. 4. (v. t.) Alt. of Housewive Thesaurus Entries canoness, chatelaine, clergywoman, conventual, dame, dowager, first lady, goodwife, governess, great lady, homemaker, housewife, lady superior, madam, matriarch, matron, mistress, mother superior, novice, nun, postulant, prioress, religieuse, secular canoness, sister, superioress, the reverend mother |