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Housewife vs Housewifey - What's the difference?

housewife | housewifey |

As a noun housewife

is the wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household.

As a verb housewife

is .

As an adjective housewifey is

(informal) resembling or characteristic of a housewife.

housewife

English

Noun

(housewives)
  • The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household.
  • A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work; – called also (hussy).
  • * 1852: Tom Taylor and Charles Reade, Masks and Faces Act II
    • Woffington's housewife , made by herself, homely to the eye, but holds everything in the world

    Related terms

    * househusband

    Hypernyms

    * homemaker

    Derived terms

    * housewifely * housewifery * housewifization

    Verb

    (housewif)
    • English heteronyms English nouns with irregular plurals

    housewifey

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a housewife.
  • * 1991 , Alexandra Lyle, Keepsakes
    • It's Laura's idea to put a housewifey kind of woman in the Primm ads.