Hausfrau

See also: hausfrau

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hausfrau.

Noun

Hausfrau (plural Hausfraus or Hausfrauen)

  1. (informal) A traditional housewife.

German

Etymology

Haus (house) + Frau (woman, wife)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaʊ̯sfʀaʊ/
  • (file)

Noun

Hausfrau f (genitive Hausfrau, plural Hausfrauen)

  1. housewife

Declension

Derived terms

  • hausfraulich

Further reading

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