hausfrau
Americannoun
plural
hausfraus, hausfrauennoun
Etymology
Origin of hausfrau
1790–1800; < German, equivalent to Haus house + Frau wife, woman
Example Sentences
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Humphries’ obituaries have demarcated the journey she took to get here, from frumpy 1950s Melbourne hausfrau to 1980s glamazon, yet once she arrived, she seemed to have been waiting for us all along.
From Washington Post • Apr. 24, 2023
The hausfrau disguise permitted all the others, allowing the cabbage to store everything for later use.
From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2022
According to one of her closest pals, "Nancy Reagan is now very much the hausfrau!"
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2016
They look a bit incongruous with the gray hausfrau dress, genteel pearls and headscarf worn in the Seattle Repertory Theatre production by actor Nick Garrison.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2012
"Hans is not so bad," said the hausfrau complacently, and John's compliment won him an unusually good room that night.
From The Hosts of the Air by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)
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