baleboste

== English == === Alternative forms === balabosta, balaboosta, balabusta, balabuste, balabusteh, balabooste, bala booste, bala boosta, balebosta, balebuste, baleboosteh === Etymology === Borrowed from Yiddish בעל־הביתטע (baleboste), feminine form of בעל־הבית (balebos), from Hebrew בַּעַל הַבַּיִת (bá'al habáyit, “master of the house”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɑːləˈbʌstə/, /bɑːləˈbɒstə/, /bɑːləˈbɔstə/ === Noun === baleboste (plural balebatim) (Judaism) mistress of the house (Judaism) ideal housewife, homemaker, hostess ==== Related terms ==== Baal balebos === Further reading === balabusta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “balabosta”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.