| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| espanja | ama de casa, maruja |
| hollanti | huisvrouw, sloof |
| italia | padrona di casa, casalinga, massaia, donna di casa |
| japani | 主婦 (shufu), しゅふ (shiュfu / shufu) |
| kreikka | νοικοκυρά (noikokyrá / nikokirá), οικοδέσποινα (oikodéspoina) |
| latvia | namamāte, saimniece |
| norja | frue |
| portugali | dona-de-casa, dona de casa, caixa de costura |
| puola | gospodyni domowa |
| ranska | maîtresse de maison, femme au foyer, trousse de couture, ménagère, boîte à ouvrage, mère au foyer |
| ruotsi | husfru, hemmafru, synecessär, husmoder, husmor, hushållerska |
| saksa | Hausfrau |
| suomi | emäntä, kotirouva, perheenemäntä, käsityölaukku, kotiäiti |
| tanska | husfru |
| turkki | karı, ev hanımı, ev kadını |
| unkari | háziasszony, varrókészlet |
| venäjä | домохозя́йка (domohozjáika), домохозяйка (domohozjaika) |
| Partisiipin perfekti | housewifed |
| Imperfekti | housewifed |
| Partisiipin preesens | housewifing |
| Monikko | housewives |
| Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens | housewifes |
(plural "housewives") A woman whose main employment is homemaking, maintaining the upkeep of her home and tending to household affairs; often, such a woman whose sole [unpaid] employment is homemaking.
Young Housewife, oil painting on canvas by Alexey Tyranov, currently housed at the Russian Museum in St Petersburg, Russia (1840s)
(plural "housewives") A woman whose main employment is homemaking, maintaining the upkeep of her home and tending to household affairs; often, such a woman whose sole [unpaid] employment is homemaking.
A housewife in Yendi, Kumasi, Ghana, pours water into a meal as her children play, 1957
(plural "housewives") A woman whose main employment is homemaking, maintaining the upkeep of her home and tending to household affairs; often, such a woman whose sole [unpaid] employment is homemaking.
A housewife by a Wascator laundry machine