lady of the house
Home's leading woman
The lady of the house is the woman who manages a household—traditionally the wife or mother.
The phrase sounds formal or old-fashioned now, often used by service workers or salespeople seeking whoever runs the home: Is the lady of the house available?
It can carry ironic or playful overtones when used among intimates.
- homemakerOne who manages a household
- domestic goddessIdealized expert homemaker
- matronFemale institutional supervisor
- motherFemale parent
- mistressIllicit female lover
stay at home mom · kept woman · wife · dowager · chatelaine · caretaker · noblewoman · matriarch · baroness · countess · duchess · queen consort · hostess · social butterfly · master of ceremonies · queen bee · grande dame · foster mother
- Wiveswife, spouse, bride, newlywed, first wife
- Matriarchsmatriarch, grandmother, grandma, granny, great-grandmother
lady of the houseguest
Welcomed visitor
servant · maid · visitor · houseguest · housekeeper
lady of the houseman of the house
master of the house · lord of the manor · head of household · patriarch · husband
lady, house, ladies, houses, housed, housing, ladylike, ladyship, housekeeper