wifehood
Married woman's status
Wifehood is the state or condition of being a wife.
The word emphasizes the role and its associated experiences rather than simply marital status: She found wifehood more demanding than she'd expected.
Like motherhood or adulthood, it suggests an identity one inhabits rather than merely a legal fact.
Formal union between partners
- wedlockState of being spouses
- vowsSolemn binding promises
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- nuptialsVows and rings
wedding · altar · engagement · honeymoon · anniversary · reception · bouquet · bridal
German term for homemaker
- matronFemale institutional supervisor
- helpmeetCompanion and supporter
- covertureWife's suspended legal identity
- obedienceCompliance with authority
submission · patriarchy · bride-price · customs · conventions · roles · expectations · duties
Managing domestic life
- housekeepingDomestic cleaning and upkeep
- cookingPreparing food with heat
- cleaningRemoving dirt and mess
- childrearingRaising and nurturing offspring
nurturing · budgeting · meal-prep · caregiving · household · hosting · laundry · organizing
Deep, loyal commitment
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
constancy · steadfastness · bond · promise · pledge · trustworthiness · reliability · integrity
Supportive life partner
State of having company
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- unionJoining into one
support · solidarity · alliance · mutuality · reciprocity · co-parenting · decision-making · compromise
Bereaved wife, unmarried since
- widowhoodStatus after spouse dies
- dowagerTitled widow of nobility
- dowerWidow's inheritance right
- marriedJoined in matrimony
wed · unwed · divorced · remarriage · annulment · separation · inheritance
marriage
Formal union between partners
nuptials · wedding · altar · engagement · honeymoon · anniversary · reception · bouquet · bridal · gown
hausfrau
German term for homemaker
- matronFemale institutional supervisor
- helpmeetCompanion and supporter
- covertureWife's suspended legal identity
obedience · submission · patriarchy · bride-price · customs · conventions · roles · expectations · duties
homemaking
Managing domestic life
- housekeepingDomestic cleaning and upkeep
- cookingPreparing food with heat
- cleaningRemoving dirt and mess
childrearing · nurturing · budgeting · meal-prep · caregiving · household · hosting · laundry · organizing · homestead
devotion
Deep, loyal commitment
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
dedication · constancy · steadfastness · bond · promise · pledge · trustworthiness · reliability · integrity · honor
helpmate
Supportive life partner
companionship
State of having company
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
union · support · solidarity · alliance · mutuality · reciprocity · co-parenting · decision-making · compromise · interdependence
widow
Bereaved wife, unmarried since
married · wed · unwed · divorced · remarriage · annulment · separation · inheritance
wifehoodspinsterhood
Unwed woman's status
bachelorhood · singlehood · maidenhood · single life · widowhood
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