/bah'leuh bus"teuh, -baws"-/ , n. Informal.
a capable, efficient housewife, esp. a traditional Jewish one, devoted to maintaining a well-run home.
Also, balebuste /bah'leuh bus"teuh, -boos"-/ .
[ bal ( e ) boste, bal ( e ) buste proprietress, housekeeper, housewife, equiv. to bal ( e ) bos, bal ( e ) bus proprietor, owner, master (cf. Heb ba'al habayth master of the house) + -te fem. n. suffix (cf. Aram -ta, equiv. to -t fem. suffix + -a definite article) ]