padrona di casa — meaning in English

English meaning

• housewife noun A woman whose main role is managing the home rather than working outside it.
• madam noun A polite, formal way to address a woman.

Senses

padrona di casa is used for these senses in English:

• housewife (plural "housewives") The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household.
• madam The mistress of a household.

housewife — full definition

1. noun A woman whose main role is managing the home rather than working outside it.
2. noun A small sewing kit or case for needles, thread, and pins.

madam — full definition

1. noun A polite, formal way to address a woman.
2. noun A woman who runs a brothel.
3. noun (informal, dated) A girl or woman acting bossy or full of herself.

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