Meanings
nounwoman of the house (plural women of the house)
plural women of the house
- The foremost female authority figure of a household.
As far as she was concerned she was the woman of the house and intended to fulfil her duties.
1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 47
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
Broader
wifemarried woman
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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