hausfrau

[ hous-frou ]

noun

, plural haus·fraus, haus·frau·en [hous, -frou-, uh, n].

1. a housewife.

hausfrau

/ ˈhaʊsˌfraʊ /

noun

1. a German housewife

Word History and Origins

Origin of hausfrau¹

1790–1800; < German, equivalent to Haus house + Frau wife, woman

Word History and Origins

Origin of hausfrau¹

German, from Haus house + Frau woman, wife

Example Sentences

But perennial favorite Nicole Chaison, who self-publishes Hausfrau Muthahzine, is hell-bent on changing all that.

From The Daily Beast

The Passion of the Hausfrau: Motherhood, Illuminatedby Nicole Chaison The real-life messes of motherhood in comic-book form.

From The Daily Beast

"Hans is not so bad," said the hausfrau complacently, and John's compliment won him an unusually good room that night.

From Project Gutenberg

His wife enjoyed a period of peace in which to attend to her husband, children and house, as a faithful hausfrau should.

From Project Gutenberg

Good Hausfrau Geyer cannot have understood where the shoe pinched: she can only have seen how he was wasting his time.

From Project Gutenberg

If you want them you had better get them in a box from a provision merchant, as the Hausfrau herself does nowadays.

From Project Gutenberg

German butchers sell raw minced meat very cheaply, and the Hausfrau would probably get as much as she wanted for three-halfpence.

From Project Gutenberg