/ Dictionary / Index H housewifery: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: house•wif•er•y Pronunciation: (hous'wī"fu-rē, -wīf"rē), [key] — n. the function or work of a housewife; housekeeping. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: housewifery (Thesaurus) housewifely housework Related Content Daily Word Quiz: blithesome Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language