Ama de casa
Definition
(noun) Person who manages the household and takes care of the family
Examples
“El ama de casa preparó una cena deliciosa para su familia.”
“Mi abuela fue ama de casa toda su vida.”
My grandmother was a housewife all her life.
“La ama de casa dejó a los niños con su vecino y fue al mercado.”
The housewife left the kids with her neighbor and went to the market.
“En esa época, muchas amas de casa también cosían ropa para ganar un poco de dinero.”
Back then, many housewives also sewed clothes to make a little money.
“Ser ama de casa no le dejaba tiempo libre, pero igual sacaba la fuerza para llamar a su madre cada noche.”
Being a housewife didn't leave her much free time, but she still found the energy to call her mother every night.
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