tradwife

[ trad-wahyf ]

noun

1. a married woman who chooses to be a homemaker as a primary occupation and adheres to or embodies traditional femininity and female gender roles, often associated with conservative or alt-right political values.

adjective

1. of or relating to a subculture of women who choose to be homemakers as a primary occupation and adhere to or embody traditional femininity and female gender roles, often associated with conservative or alt-right political values.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tradwife¹

First recorded in 2015–20; trad(itional) ( def ) + wife ( def )

Example Sentences

Vance and Musk and their army of Twitter trolls can fling the term "cat lady" around as much as they want, but voting for Trump will not make women en masse give up their jobs to play at being a "tradwife."

From Salon

I committed myself to being a “tradwife,” or a traditional evangelical Christian wife.

From Salon

Here’s what you need to know about the ‘tradwife’ controversy.

From Los Angeles Times

Bethenny Frankel, a tradwife, a man slow dancing with his cat, and “Call Her Daddy” podcast host Alex Cooper make appearances in the mock TikTok clips.

From Los Angeles Times

Most of these tradwife accounts are rife with scientific disinformation and paranoia.

From Salon