housewife
gb/hˈaʊswˌaɪf/ us/hˈaʊswˌaɪf/
B1
英語
語義
0件の語義
名詞
B1
role
1
woman managing a home full-time
a woman who stays at home and takes care of the house
用法パターン：
a/an housewife; [someone] is a housewife
よくある間違い：
In modern English it is gender-specific and can sound old-fashioned or stereotyped in some contexts; many people prefer homemaker or stay-at-home parent.
類義語
homemaker (More neutral and common; not necessarily female.)
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stay-at-home mother (Specifically focuses on childcare as well as the home.)
対義語
breadwinner (Person who earns most of the household income.)
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working woman (Emphasizes paid work outside the home.)
コロケーション
full-time housewife
|stay-at-home housewife
|traditional housewife
|working housewife
|devoted housewife
|housewife and mother
|be a housewife
|become a housewife
|housewife duties
|housewife role
テーマ
family
|daily_life
|home
|work
例文
- She left her job and became a housewife after the baby was born.
- In the 1950s, advertising often assumed every customer was a housewife.
- He described his mother as a housewife who also volunteered at the local school.
学習者向け例文
- My aunt is a housewife.
- She is a housewife and takes care of the children.
名詞
technical
C1
entity
2
small sewing kit in a case
a small kit with needles and thread for sewing
用法パターン：
a/an housewife (meaning a sewing kit)
よくある間違い：
This meaning is uncommon; most speakers will understand housewife only as a person unless the context is clearly about sewing.
類義語
mending kit (More common modern term.)
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sewing kit (General modern term for the same object.)
対義語
toolbox (A container for general tools, not sewing supplies.)
コロケーション
carry a housewife
|pack a housewife
|a navy housewife
|a soldier's housewife
|a sewing housewife
|a housewife kit
|a housewife roll
|mending with a housewife
テーマ
clothing
|daily_life
|tools
例文
- He kept a small housewife in his bag for quick repairs to buttons and hems.
- The museum display included a sailor's housewife filled with needles and thread.
学習者向け例文
- I keep a small sewing kit for travel.
文法
辞書形
housewife
IPA
GB/hˈaʊswˌaɪf/
US/hˈaʊswˌaɪf/
音節・強勢
house - wife （2音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (house)
活用形
Noun
- Base: housewife
- Plural: house wives, house-wives, housewives
関連語
Forms
house wives
noun
house-wives
noun
housewives
noun
Core family
homemaker
noun
housework
noun A2
Related words
Advanced or less common
homemaking
noun
表現
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