"housewifey" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more housewifey [comparative], most housewifey [superlative]
Etymology: housewife + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|housewife|y}} housewife + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} housewifey (comparative more housewifey, superlative most housewifey)
  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a housewife. Tags: informal Synonyms: housewifely, housewifish
    Sense id: en-housewifey-en-adj-coxJPuL2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

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