housewifely
adjective uk/ˈhaʊs.waɪf.li/ us/ˈhaʊs.waɪf.li/
像家庭主妇一样的，家庭主妇式的
like or typical of a housewife (= a woman whose work is inside the home, doing the cleaning, cooking, etc.)
She had taken on the role of housewifely caretaker. 她承担了家庭主妇式的照顾者角色。
At four o'clock every day she did a housewifely tidying up. 每天四点钟，她都会像家庭主妇一样把东西整理一遍。
See: housewife
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- In a housewifely kind of way, he went to the kitchen and returned with a plate of sandwiches.
- She seemed obsessed with her housewifely duties, wiping and dusting everything in sight.
- The fact is that some housewifely talents are more useful than others.