homemaker

American  

[hohm-mey-ker] / ˈhoʊmˌmeɪ kər /

noun

homemakers plural

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

Derived Forms

• homemaking
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• homemakers
  plural

Etymology

Origin of homemaker

First recorded in 1885–90; home + maker

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

homemaker homemakers

Carmen Beltrán was a homemaker, and Carlos credits her with raising him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

There’s an additional slathering of irony in Garner, the woman behind “Alias” superspy Sydney Bristow, playing the happy homemaker.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

A 29-year-old homemaker in the Houthi-held city of Hodeida, where rebel media said the plane had landed, said she was worried more conflict lay ahead, "without producing any results, just making the current crises worse".

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

Bhojwani, a homemaker in western Udaipur city, says she first got hooked on micro-dramas when an ad popped up on her Instagram feed.

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

“They call it the land of opportunity, and I don’t think that’s changed much,” said Diana Lackey, a sixty-year-old homemaker and wife of a retired contractor in Fulton, New York, near Syracuse.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

Cooking shows in the U.S. date to the 1920s when Betty Crocker, a fictional character created by Washburn-Crosby, the predecessor of General Mills, provided practical cooking instruction to American homemakers on the radio.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

I appreciate the way Stewart uplifted the feminist value of homemakers, reminding the world that nobody is “just” a housewife.

From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2024

His workbook from 1945 showed homemakers and D.I.Y. types how to impose whimsy on their own lives and furniture via upcycling.

From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2024

An Indian court's recent verdict that significantly expands the rights of homemakers over their husband's property has been hailed as a positive sign by women's rights advocates.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2023

Then he staged a series of luncheons with homemakers.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell