Meaning of Stepford wife | Babel Free

Definitions

A woman who unquestioningly submits to and serves her male partner, and/or does not seem to have interests, wishes, or pursuits of her own.

derogatory

Examples

“Parroting back her husband’s words, by the end of the play, Kate sounds either like a brainwashed member of a bizarre religious cult or a Stepford wife, a woman whose personality has been wiped out and replaced by one more acceptable to her husband.”

“"You can't just sit there and tell me you want Lili to become a 'Stepford wife' at your beck and call. […]”

“So that prompted me to ask the question: isn’t the ideal Muslim wife in actual fact a Stepford Wife?”

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