househusband

American  

[haus-huhz-buhnd] / ˈhaʊsˌhʌz bənd /

noun

• househusbands
  plural

1. a man whose spouse works and who stays home to manage their household.

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househusband British  

/ ˈhaʊsˌhʌzbənd /

noun

1. a married man who keeps house, usually without having paid employment

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• househusbands
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of househusband

First recorded in 1965–70; house(wife) + husband

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Example Sentences

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househusband househusbands

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

There was a hard withdrawal period, what people must go through at 65, and then I started being a househusband and swung my attention onto Sean.

From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2020

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

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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