tradwife

[ trad-wahyf ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a married woman who chooses to be a homemaker as a primary occupation and adheres to or embodies traditional femininity and female gender roles, often associated with conservative or alt-right political values.

adjective

of or relating to a subculture of women who choose to be homemakers as a primary occupation and adhere to or embody traditional femininity and female gender roles, often associated with conservative or alt-right political values.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tradwife¹

First recorded in 2015–20; trad(itional) ( def ) + wife ( def )

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Example Sentences

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That’s a disconcerting reality for 2025, a year when traditional modes of masculinity are being resurrected, disseminated and praised while something like tradwife propaganda is overtaking social media algorithms.

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Perhaps it’s alarmist to conflate the masculinity on display in “Warfare” and its promotional campaign with the rise in tradwife content.

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And, to listen to Watters, if they hang in and prove their mettle, Trump will reward them with a 50s-era fantasy, complete with a submissive tradwife.

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"Suffer now, but have faith in Trump, and he will bestow upon thee a tradwife" is the basic pitch.

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Halili and Reitsma don't wear aprons or pose with backyard chickens, but their content still belongs to the same social media universe as "tradwife" content and similarly-themed propaganda for womanly submission.

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traducianism Trafalgar

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