as in wife
chiefly US
a person who does work at home and usually does not have another job outside the home
TV commercials often show happy homemakers.
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The 35-year-old artist, homemaker and mother of a first grader is passionate about issues like LGBTQ+ rights and combating climate change.
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Monica Potts, ABC News, 19 July 2024
Both homemakers with millions of followers across social media platforms, Smith and Neeleman have previously been compared to each other, including in Smith's GQ interview from August.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
My parents have a traditional relationship, Dad worked and Mum was a homemaker/looked after us.
—refinery29.com, 6 Sep. 2024
Mary Jeannette Shriver Jones was born at home on West Terrace Road to John Marshall Jones, a businessman, and Mary Jeannette Shriver Jones, a homemaker.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2024
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Monica Potts, ABC News, 19 July 2024
Both homemakers with millions of followers across social media platforms, Smith and Neeleman have previously been compared to each other, including in Smith's GQ interview from August.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
My parents have a traditional relationship, Dad worked and Mum was a homemaker/looked after us.
—refinery29.com, 6 Sep. 2024
Mary Jeannette Shriver Jones was born at home on West Terrace Road to John Marshall Jones, a businessman, and Mary Jeannette Shriver Jones, a homemaker.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Homemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homemaker. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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