housewife

noun/ˈhaʊswaɪf/CEFR B1

গৃহিণী

Meaning

A woman whose main work is running her own home.

Example sentences

  • My mother was a housewife.আমার মা ছিলেন গৃহিণী।
  • She left her job and became a housewife.তিনি চাকরি ছেড়ে গৃহিণী হয়েছিলেন।

A common mistake

On the form she wrote housewife under occupation.On the form she wrote homemaker under occupation.

Housewife is still understood but now sounds dated in Britain and America, and it assumes the person is a woman. Homemaker is the neutral term on official forms.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: homemaker

Similar words, and what each means

  • homemaker

    গৃহকর্তা বা গৃহিণী, গৃহস্থালি সামলানো ব্যক্তি

    A person who manages a home and often cares for the family instead of working outside.

housewife” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Where this word is used

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  1. “housewife” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • গৃহিণী
    • শিক্ষক, শিক্ষয়িত্রী
    • ঠোঁট, অধর
    • গ্রীষ্মকাল
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    গৃহিণীhousewife (noun) — গৃহিণী. A woman whose main work is running her own home.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “housewife”?

    • concession
    • circumference
    • homemaker
    • draft
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    homemakerhomemaker — গৃহকর্তা বা গৃহিণী, গৃহস্থালি সামলানো ব্যক্তি. A person who manages a home and often cares for the family instead of working outside.

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