νοικοκυρά — meaning in English
noikokyra
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English meaning
- householder noun The owner of a house.
- housekeeper noun Someone employed to manage the cleaning and upkeep of a home, hotel, or institution.
- housewife noun A woman whose main role is managing the home rather than working outside it.
- lady noun A polite or formal word for a woman, especially one with refined manners.
Senses
νοικοκυρά is used for these senses in English:
- head of household The person responsible for governing a group that lives together, such as a family.
- householder The head of a household.
- housekeeper Someone who manages the running of a home, traditionally the female head of the household. [from 17th c.]
- housewife (plural "housewives") The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household.
- lady (historical) The mistress of a household.
householder — full definition
- noun The owner of a house.
- noun The head of a household.
- noun A layperson, lay devotee, gahapati, grihastha.
housekeeper — full definition
- noun Someone employed to manage the cleaning and upkeep of a home, hotel, or institution.
- noun Someone who rarely leaves home; a homebody.