househusband
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of househusband
First recorded in 1965–70; house(wife) + husband
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Scott also gladly played the role of househusband when she was swamped with work.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 19, 2022
Aside from the Sierras, I’ve been a suburban househusband who gardens and spends a lot of every day typing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2022
But Munro, who works on the magazine alongside his role as a househusband, modestly asserts: "I haven't made a band ever, you just give people that little step up."
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2016
Joy was a househusband, and Toma was grateful for his support, but when she returned home from school she still had to wash dirty dishes, cook dinner and put the twins to bed.
From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2015
Q. Re: Unmotivated Boyfriend: If Unmotivated Boyfriend is doing the housework, then he is not unemployed—he is a househusband.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2014
On “Hunted,” we watch them pursue realtors, lawyers, doctors, and househusbands.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 15, 2017
In increasingly liberated America, househusbands are becoming an accepted part of life.
From Time Magazine Archive
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