hausfrau
a housewife.
Origin of hausfrau
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How to use hausfrau in a sentence
But perennial favorite Nicole Chaison, who self-publishes hausfrau Muthahzine, is hell-bent on changing all that.
The Passion of the hausfrau: Motherhood, Illuminatedby Nicole Chaison The real-life messes of motherhood in comic-book form.
"Hans is not so bad," said the hausfrau complacently, and John's compliment won him an unusually good room that night.
The Hosts of the Air | Joseph A. AltshelerHis wife enjoyed a period of peace in which to attend to her husband, children and house, as a faithful hausfrau should.
Richard Wagner | John F. RuncimanGood hausfrau Geyer cannot have understood where the shoe pinched: she can only have seen how he was wasting his time.
Richard Wagner | John F. Runciman
If you want them you had better get them in a box from a provision merchant, as the hausfrau herself does nowadays.
Home Life in Germany | Mrs. Alfred SidgwickGerman butchers sell raw minced meat very cheaply, and the hausfrau would probably get as much as she wanted for three-halfpence.
Home Life in Germany | Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick
British Dictionary definitions for hausfrau
/ (ˈhaʊsˌfraʊ) /
a German housewife
Origin of hausfrau
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