trad
Britishnoun
adjective
Example Sentences
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A new study published in Psychology of Women Quarterly shows that young men who favor the trad lifestyle don’t honor and cherish tradwives — they hold them in contempt.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
Plus, she has a trad wife thing going on, emphasizing her deference to her husband’s decisions.
From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026
It is a classic technique of traditional, or trad, climbing, which is done out in nature.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Nor do I think that the failure of “And Just Like That” has anything to do with the current political climate or the rise of the trad wife or whatever hot takes seem handy.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025
Cool things going on with subverting trad, ideas of femininity etc.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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