Korean slang profile
트래드와이프
teuraedeuwaipeu
A traditional image of a wife devoted to childcare and housework while supporting her spouse.
A traditional image of a wife devoted to childcare and housework while supporting her spouse.
- Expanded form
- traditional(전통적인) + wife(아내)traditional (전통적인) + wife (아내)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Nov 28, 2025
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
그 글은 트래드와이프라는 생활 방식의 의미를 설명했어.
The piece explained the meaning of the 트래드와이프 lifestyle.
02Documented history
- 2025-11-28Harper’s Bazaar Korea introduced the meaning and usage of 트래드와이프.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Harper’s Bazaar explicitly explains the combination of traditional and wife and describes the traditional-wife image. Social debates mentioned in the source are distinguished from the existence of the label. Who created it could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The definition and usage were checked directly in the source. When the term was first coined could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2026년, 우리는 어떤 언어로 세상을 설명할까? 올해의 단어와 신조어 트렌드 | 하퍼스 바자 코리아 (하퍼스 바자 코리아)Published Nov 28, 2025Original source checked Nov 12, 2026