homemaker
Americannoun
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a person who manages the household of their own family, especially as a principal occupation.
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a person employed to manage a household and do household chores for others, as for the sick or elderly.
noun
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a person, esp a housewife, who manages a home
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a social worker who manages a household during the incapacity of the housewife
Sensitive Note
See housewife.
Other Word Forms
- homemaking noun
Etymology
Origin of homemaker
Example Sentences
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"There would be famine and people would suffer a lot. People are suffering now, but at least with war, our fate might be clear," 60-year-old homemaker Tayebeh said.
From Barron's
The novel begins with a quintessential 1940s California homemaker preparing for . . . something.
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.
Helen, the oldest sibling, is a domineering homemaker who has appointed herself keeper of the family recipes.
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
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