hausfrau

[ hous-frou ]

/ ˈhaʊsˌfraʊ /

a housewife.

Origin of hausfrau

1790–1800; < German, equivalent to Haus house + Frau wife, woman

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The "German hausfrau" usually serves stewed prunes or raisins with a dish of noodles or macaroni.

Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans" |Edith M. Thomas
Floods of German ensued between him and the Hausfrau, while we sat philosophically on our trunks in the hall and waited.

Confessions of an Opera Singer |Kathleen Howard

I cannot be what he would have me—a Hausfrau—to mend his linen for my board and lodging.

The Dark Star |Robert W. Chambers
If you want them you had better get them in a box from a provision merchant, as the Hausfrau herself does nowadays.

Home Life in Germany |Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick
German butchers sell raw minced meat very cheaply, and the Hausfrau would probably get as much as she wanted for three-halfpence.

Home Life in Germany |Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick

hausfrau

/ (ˈhaʊsˌfraʊ) /

a German housewife

German, from Haus house + Frau woman, wife