Hausfrau

/ˈhaʊ̯sˌfʁaʊ̯/

die noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Hausfrauen

Meaning

  1. housewife

    Built from Haus (house) + Frau (woman).

    • Sie ist Hausfrau und Mutter.

      She is a housewife and mother.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • Haus house
  • Frau woman

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

homemaker

Close — a housewife relates to a homemaker.

Practice

1 What does Hausfrau mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ist ___ und Mutter.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Hausfrau?

nouncompound

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