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HOUSE-WIFE [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of the Family
  • Domestic Duties (General)
  • Census
  • Statistical Surveys
DEF

A woman, especially a married woman, whose principal occupation is managing a household and taking care of domestic affairs.

OBS

related concepts: stay-at-home dad (alternatively, stay at home father, SAHD, house dad, to describe a father who is the main caregiver of the children and is the homekaker of the household. Also: househusband (male equivalent of housewife) and house-spouse (neutral equivalent of housewife).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la famille
  • Travaux domestiques (Généralités)
  • Recensement
  • Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
DEF

Femme qui tient une maison.

OBS

ménagère : expression [...] courante en France et en Belgique [...].

Spanish

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