the lady of the house



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the lady of the house

A woman who looks after and runs the house; the matriarch of a family or household. I'm afraid you'll have to ask the lady of the house, as she's the one who makes those sorts of decisions around here.
See also: house, lady, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PorschePAWR-shəEnglish (Modern)
MaËLle-French, Breton
IcarusIK-ə-rəs (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Angeliaan-JEL-ee-əEnglish
Dugan['du:gən]
Marcelmar-SEL (French), MAHR-tsel (Polish), MAHR-sel (Dutch, German)French, Catalan, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Dutch, German