field wife
- noun
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mujer de campo
- As the field wife, she organized planting, oversaw livestock, and handled household duties.
Examples
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The field wife balanced her children's schooling with the needs of the crops.
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In her community, being a field wife was a respected and demanding role.
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The field wife worked tirelessly from dawn until dusk.
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Many field wives contribute significantly to their communities.
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As the field wife, she organized planting, oversaw livestock, and handled household duties.
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In her community, being a field wife was a respected and demanding role.
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The field wife balanced her children's schooling with the needs of the crops.
Synonyms
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A woman married to a farmer who works on the farm
A woman who works on a farm growing crops or caring for animals
A woman who lives on and works a farm growing crops or caring for animals
A woman who works in fields to grow crops
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'a woman associated with the fields/farm work' is directly and predictably built from 'field' (plot of land) + 'wife' (female partner), so a learner who knows both words can infer a wife who works in or is responsible for field/farm tasks. The compound follows a common noun+noun pattern (like 'farm wife' or 'farmer's wife') and has clear cross-linguistic parallels, making it transparent despite being a relatively rare or dialectal phrase.
Etymology
Field wife may come from old farming life, where the wife worked in the field and at home, doing many jobs for the farm and the household. That's why it now means 'a woman who manages many responsibilities in country life and at home'.