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

Helen, the oldest sibling, is a domineering homemaker who has appointed herself keeper of the family recipes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Firouzeh, a 43-year-old homemaker who declined to give her full name, said the recent tensions had left her "very worried and scared".

From Barron's

Margaret Ann Shriver was born in North Carolina to a homemaker mother who later worked for the National Council of Churches and a Presbyterian minister, later the president of Union Theological Seminary.

From The Wall Street Journal

A newspaper clipping with recipes and tips for homemakers.

From Literature

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

From Los Angeles Times