tradwife
Traditional household spouse
A tradwife is a woman who embraces traditional gender roles in marriage—staying home, raising children, cooking, and supporting her husband as primary breadwinner.
The term, short for "traditional wife," emerged online where some women promote this lifestyle as a conscious rejection of feminism: She posts tradwife content showing her homemaking routine.
Critics see the movement as romanticizing outdated or oppressive arrangements.
Managing domestic life
- cookingPreparing food with heat
- bakingCooking with dry heat
- cleaningRemoving dirt and mess
- sewingCraft with needle and thread
laundry · ironing · gardening · childcare · housekeeping · meal-prep · canning · knitting
Quality from past eras
- cottagecoreRural domesticity aesthetic
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- pinupAttractive poster subject
- 1950sDecade after WWII
retro · apron · pearls · gingham · floral · pastoral · wholesome · feminine
Showing humble submission
- obedientFollowing commands willingly
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
- dutifulMotivated by obligation
- compliantYielding to others' wishes
meek · gentle · demure · respectful · yielding · acquiescent · soft-spoken · agreeable
Opposition to gender equality
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
- complementarianismDoctrine of gendered church roles
- headshipChief authority position
- submissionYielding to another's will
stay-at-home · courtship · modesty · Christianity · purity · chastity · homeschooling · church
homemaking
Managing domestic life
sewing · laundry · ironing · gardening · childcare · housekeeping · meal-prep · canning · knitting · quilting
vintage
Quality from past eras
- cottagecoreRural domesticity aesthetic
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- pinupAttractive poster subject
1950s · retro · apron · pearls · gingham · floral · pastoral · wholesome · feminine · curated
deferential
Showing humble submission
- obedientFollowing commands willingly
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
- dutifulMotivated by obligation
compliant · meek · gentle · demure · respectful · yielding · acquiescent · soft-spoken · agreeable · accommodating
anti-feminism
Opposition to gender equality
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
- complementarianismDoctrine of gendered church roles
- headshipChief authority position
submission · stay-at-home · courtship · modesty · Christianity · purity · chastity · homeschooling · church · domesticity
- lifestylessimple living, city life, family life, minimalism, rural life
- datingmatch, profile, swipe left, hookup, breakup
- internet culturememes, meme, trolling, influencers, content creators
- Internet Trendsfads, crazes, BookTok, TikTok, cottagecore
tradwifecareer woman
Female dedicated to profession
working mother · breadwinner · girlboss · working woman · boss babe
wife, traditional, wives, housewife, traditionally, traditionalist, midwife, wifely, untraditional