Goodwife
81goody — also goodie, something tasty, 1745, from good (adj.) + Y (Cf. y) (2); adj. use for sentimentally proper is 1830 (especially in reduplicated form goody goody, 1871). As an exclamation of pleasure, by 1796. Goody also used since 1550s as a… …
82goody — goody1 noun (also goodie) (plural goodies) informal 1》 Brit. a good or favoured person, especially a hero in a story or film. 2》 (usu. goodies) something tasty to eat. exclamation expressing childish delight. goody2 noun (plural goodies) …
83gammer — n. Goody, goodwoman, goodwife …
84goodwoman — n. See goodwife …
85goody — n. Gammer. See goodwife …
86mistress — n. 1. Female head, female sovereign, governess. 2. Instructress, female teacher, dame, governess. 3. Sweetheart, flame. 4. Concubine, paramour. 5. Goodwife, matron, madam …
87helpmate — n 1. aid or aide, assistant; companion. See helper(def.1). 2. spouse, husband or wife, mate, partner, consort, common law wife or husband, Inf. better half; married man, benedict, bridegroom, groom, Inf. hubbie, Sl. old man, Archaic. goodman;… …
88homemaker — n home economist, family manager; (all of a home) manager, administrator, overseer, treasurer; factotum, handywoman, housekeeper, hausfrau, cook, Inf. chief cook and bottle washer; housewife, matron, mistress, lady or woman of the house, Chiefly… …
89lady — n 1. gentlewoman, noblewoman, milady, dona, donna, (in India) begum; countess, duchess, marchioness, margravine, archduchess, viscountess, peeress, baroness; princess, maharanee, (in India) ranee, queen, empress, czarina, czarevna, first lady. 2 …
90madam — n 1. madame, Inf. ma am, Mrs., Ms., mistress, dame, lady, Chiefly Scot. goodwife; senhora, signora, senora, Ger. Frau, Dutch, vrouw, Archaic. madonna, (in India) memsahib. 2. bawd, procuress, pander or panderer …
