bean-taighe

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

bean- +‎ taigh

Noun

bean-taighe f (genitive singular mnà-taighe, plural mnathan-taighe)

1. housewife
2. (Beurla Reagaird) A woman not belonging to the traveller community.

Coordinate terms

• fear-taighe

Related terms

• bean an taighe