transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhau̇s-ˌwīf; especially 2 & in early poetry ]
ˈhə-zəf or -səf noun
( plural house·wives ˈhau̇s-ˌwīvz also ˈhau̇z-ˌwīvz; ˈhə-zəfs, -zəvz, -səfs, -səvz)
Date: 13th century
1. : a married woman in charge of a household
2. : a pocket-size container for small articles (as thread)
• house·wife·li·ness -lē-nəs noun
• house·wife·ly -lē adjective
• house·wif·ery -ˌwī-f(ə-)rē; Brit -(ˌ)wi-f(ə-)rē also ˈhə-zə-frē noun
• house·wif·ey ˈhau̇s-ˌwī-fē adjective