different between hussy vs huswife

English

Alternative forms

• hussif, hussiv

Etymology

From earlier hussive, hussif, the regular evolution of Middle English huswif (“housewife”), equivalent to house +? wife. Modern English housewife is a restoration of the compound (and thus is a doublet), after its component parts had become unrecognisable through purely regular phonetic change.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?h?si/, /?h?zi/
• Rhymes: -?si, Rhymes: -?zi

Noun

hussy (plural hussies)

1. (obsolete) A housewife or housekeeper.
2. A sexually immoral woman.
3. A cheeky or disrespectful girl; a woman showing inappropriate or improper behavior.

   Synonym: minx
4. (obsolete) A case or bag for needles, thread, etc.

   Synonym: housewife

Related terms

• huswife

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English hus-wif, hous-wif, equivalent to house +? wife. Doublet of hussy.

Noun

huswife (plural huswifes or huswives)

1. (obsolete) A housewife.
2. (obsolete) A worthless woman; a hussy.
3. A small case containing needles, scissors, thread, and other sewing things.

Verb

huswife (third-person singular simple present huswifes, present participle huswifing, simple past and past participle huswifed)

1. (said of a woman) To manage with frugality.