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

My mother is a housewife.
My Mother →
My father is a farmer with a small holding and my mother is a housewife.
Application for a Stipend →

Where this word is used

গৃহিণী — বাংলা অর্থ

Check yourself

“housewife” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • গৃহিণী
- • শিক্ষক, শিক্ষয়িত্রী
- • ঠোঁট, অধর
- • গ্রীষ্মকাল
Show the answer
গৃহিণী — housewife (noun) — গৃহিণী. A woman whose main work is running her own home.
Which word is closest in meaning to “housewife”?
- • concession
- • circumference
- • homemaker
- • draft
Show the answer
homemaker — homemaker — গৃহকর্তা বা গৃহিণী, গৃহস্থালি সামলানো ব্যক্তি. A person who manages a home and often cares for the family instead of working outside.

Related words

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

My mother is a housewife.
My Mother →
My father is a farmer with a small holding and my mother is a housewife.
Application for a Stipend →

Where this word is used

গৃহিণী — বাংলা অর্থ

Check yourself

“housewife” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • গৃহিণী
- • শিক্ষক, শিক্ষয়িত্রী
- • ঠোঁট, অধর
- • গ্রীষ্মকাল
Show the answer
গৃহিণী — housewife (noun) — গৃহিণী. A woman whose main work is running her own home.
Which word is closest in meaning to “housewife”?
- • concession
- • circumference
- • homemaker
- • draft
Show the answer
homemaker — homemaker — গৃহকর্তা বা গৃহিণী, গৃহস্থালি সামলানো ব্যক্তি. A person who manages a home and often cares for the family instead of working outside.