homemaker

noun

home·​mak·​er ˈhōm-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce homemaker (audio)
: one who manages a household especially as a spouse and parent
homemaking noun or adjective

Examples of homemaker in a Sentence

TV commercials often show happy homemakers.
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His mother was a homemaker who suffered from mental illness; his father was a furniture salesman for Montgomery Ward. Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024 In trad wife videos, women are often shown only engaging in homemaker tasks. Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024 Gage is outspoken against the traditional lifestyle that has become increasingly popular — and controversial — on social media platforms, featuring women in domestic settings embracing the homemaker label, right down to milling their own wheat for bread. Susan Young, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024 But despite being most famous as a homemaker, an occupation usually associated with mothers, Stewart would later appear ambivalent about motherhood itself. Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for homemaker 

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of homemaker was in 1867

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“Homemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homemaker. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.

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homemaker

noun
home·​mak·​er ˈhōm-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce homemaker (audio)
: one who manages a household especially as a spouse and parent
homemaking noun or adjective

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