"tradwife" meaning in All languages combined

See tradwife on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtɹæd.waɪf/ Forms: tradwives [plural], trad wife [alternative]
Etymology: From trad (“traditional”) + wife. Etymology templates: {{com|en|trad|wife|t1=traditional}} trad (“traditional”) + wife Head templates: {{en-noun|tradwives}} tradwife (plural tradwives)
  1. (slang) A wife who fulfills a traditional gender role based on Western middle-class femininity of the mid twentieth century. Wikipedia link: tradwife Tags: slang Related terms: tradcath, homemaker, housewife, SAHM

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