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housewives

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "housewives" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
10 characters
English (US)
2syllables

housewives

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

housewives is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, housewives is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofhousewives

1noun
  • (plural "housewives") A woman whose main employment is homemaking, maintaining the upkeep of her home and tending to household affairs; often, such a woman whose sole [unpaid] employment is homemaking.

    Synonyms: henhussy

  • (plural "housewives") The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household.
  • (plural "housewifes") A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work.

    Synonyms: hussy

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