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hausfrau
(haus|frau)
Pronunciation:
/ˈhaʊsfraʊ/
noun
a German housewife.
informal
a woman regarded as overly domesticated:
a hausfrau from upstate New York
it’s not that she’s much of a hausfrau or hoover-wielder
Origin:
late 18th century
: from German, from
Haus
'house' +
Frau
'woman, wife'
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