tradwife

American  

[trad-wahyf] / ˈtrædˌwaɪf /

noun

1. a married woman who chooses to be a homemaker as a primary occupation and adheres to or embodies traditional femininity and female gender roles, often associated with conservative or alt-right political values.

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adjective

1. of or relating to a subculture of women who choose to be homemakers as a primary occupation and adhere to or embody traditional femininity and female gender roles, often associated with conservative or alt-right political values.

Etymology

Origin of tradwife

First recorded in 2015–20; trad(itional) ( def. ) + wife ( def. )

Example Sentences

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tradwife

Despite the focus of her channel, Smith has previously pushed back, external against the "tradwife" label often applied to similar content.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Open a so-called tradwife store and the tourists will come.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026

Burke, 33, herself became internet famous when she started posting TikToks about the tradwife movement, a subculture that has ignited feminists and earned praise from religious conservatives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

But unlike the tradwife with her gaggle of youngsters underfoot, the orangutan mother sustains this intense caretaking by spacing her kids seven or so years apart.

From Slate ● May 10, 2026

As Calarco noted, the point of being a tradwife is that a woman is “isolated and financially dependent” on a man, which makes escape difficult.

From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2026