house frau

noun

A housewife.

OriginGerman Hausfrau →
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Meanings

nounhouse frau (plural house fraus)

plural house fraus

  1. A housewife.

Origin

  1. GermanHausfrau
  2. GermanHausfrau
  3. Englishhouse frau

Borrowed from German Hausfrau.

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APA

house frau. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20frau

MLA

“house frau.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20frau. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “house frau,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20frau.

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