homemaker

American  

[hohm-mey-ker] / ˈhoʊmˌmeɪ kər /

noun

1. a person who manages the household of their own family, especially as a principal occupation.

2. a person employed to manage a household and do household chores for others, as for the sick or elderly.

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homemaker British  

/ ˈhəʊmˌmeɪkə /

noun

1. a person, esp a housewife, who manages a home

2. a social worker who manages a household during the incapacity of the housewife

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Sensitive Note

See housewife.

Other Word Forms

• homemaking noun

Etymology

Origin of homemaker

First recorded in 1885–90; home + maker

Example Sentences

His mother was a homemaker and his father worked in scrap metal.

From Los Angeles Times

The state funeral marks the end of Zia's extraordinary journey, from a homemaker to the first female prime minister of Bangladesh.

From BBC

Although she helped at the warehouse, Madalene’s main interest “was being a homemaker; raising her children and being a good wife,” Louis Jr. said.

From Los Angeles Times

My mother, Margaret, was a homemaker who worked one day a week as a nurse.

From The Wall Street Journal

I will quit my job in December 2026, and my wife is a homemaker.

From MarketWatch