homemaker

noun

home·​mak·​er ˈhōm-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce homemaker (audio)
: one who manages a household especially as a spouse and parent
homemaking noun or adjective

Examples of homemaker in a Sentence

TV commercials often show happy homemakers.
Recent Examples on the Web His father was a geography professor, and his mother was a homemaker. Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024 Asset division, including retirement plan assets, can be significant for homemakers with fewer assets in their name. Larry Light, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024 Thrifty homemakers turned to the humble loaf as a way to stretch a costly protein. Kathy Moore and Roxanne Wyss, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024 Her father sold dry goods at a local market, and her mother was a homemaker. Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024 Her father is a gardener; her mother a homemaker who raises three children and finds some work as a housekeeper. Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2024 So why is there so little material support for homemakers? Elliot Haspel, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2024 Stewart’s respect for homemakers is what inspired the Bearded Martha Stewart, a drag performer based in Long Beach, California, to make Stewart their namesake. Scottie Andrew, CNN, 3 Feb. 2024 His father ran a roofing and sheet metal company, and his mother was a homemaker. Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of homemaker was in 1867

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“Homemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homemaker. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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homemaker

noun
home·​mak·​er ˈhōm-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce homemaker (audio)
: one who manages a household especially as a spouse and parent
homemaking noun or adjective

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