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househusband

[ hous-huhz-buhnd ]

noun

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


househusband

/ ˈ³ó²¹ÊŠ²õËŒ³óÊŒ³ú²úÉ™²Ô»å /

noun

  1. a married man who keeps house, usually without having paid employment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of househusband1

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.

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Aside from the Sierras, I’ve been a suburban househusband who gardens and spends a lot of every day typing.

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He’s always thought of himself as boring, “a white-bread suburban househusband.â€

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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.

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Re: Ron: If Ron and Ann are happy, then “househusband†with a side gig in a job of his own choosing is a perfectly valid choice.

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