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goodwife

/ˈɡʊdwɪf/ /ˈɡʊdwʌɪf/

Meanings
noun
A female head of a household.

Examples :

"The goodwife of the household took care of the family's needs. "
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female noun

/ˈfiː.meɪl/

One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.

"My sister is a female student in her senior year of high school. "

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woman noun

/ˈwʊmɘn/ /ˈwʊmən/

An adult female human.

"My mother is a woman who always supports me. "

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respect noun

/ɹɪˈspɛkt/

An attitude of consideration or high regard

"He is an intellectual giant, and I have great respect for him."

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care noun

/kɛə/ /ke(ə)ɹ/

Grief, sorrow.

"Her mother's care for her failing health was evident in her worried expressions. "

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for preposition

/fɔːr/

Used to indicate the object or recipient of an action.

"This gift is for you."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.

"Our family lives in town."

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title noun

/ˈtaɪtl̩/

A prefix (honorific) or suffix (post-nominal) added to a person's name to signify either veneration, official position or a professional or academic qualification. See also

"My grandfather's title was "Professor," reflecting his long career in education. "

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head noun

/hɛd/

The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth and main sense organs.

"Be careful when you pet that dog on the head; it may bite."

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took verb

/tuːk/

To get into one's hands, possession or control, with or without force.

"My sister took the last apple from the bowl. "

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household noun

/ˈhaʊshəʊld/ /ˈhaʊshoʊld/

Collectively, all the persons who live in a given house; a family including attendants, servants etc.; a domestic or family establishment.

"The entire household enjoyed a delicious Thanksgiving dinner together. "

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needs adverb

/niːdz/

Of necessity; necessarily; indispensably; used with an auxiliary verb (often must), and equivalent to "of need".

"One must needs run when the devil drives."