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barefoot and pregnant

adj

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  1. Kept at home to perform the traditional duties expected of women.

    • "The only way to keep a woman happy," he said, "is to keep her barefoot and pregnant."
    • I was to stay the ol' barefoot and pregnant wife. And I saw no need for that. I found myself in a rut. Get up, fix breakfast, send hubby off to work...

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