homemaker
noun
home·mak·er
ˈhōm-ˌmā-kər 
: one who manages a household especially as a spouse and parent
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TV commercials often show happy homemakers.
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David Chesley Briscoe was born July 30, 1943, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to a union steward father and a homemaker mother who raised her two sons in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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ABC News, 10 June 2026
Unlike nursing home employees and home health aides, who must be licensed by the state Department of Public Health, there is no licensing process for homemaker companion workers.
—Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
In April, Hulu began airing the series The Testaments, a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale that depicts teen girls trained to be docile homemakers.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
Her mother was a homemaker, and her father was a lumberman and sawmill owner with one of the largest lumber operations in the area.
—Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026
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ABC News, 10 June 2026
Unlike nursing home employees and home health aides, who must be licensed by the state Department of Public Health, there is no licensing process for homemaker companion workers.
—Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
In April, Hulu began airing the series The Testaments, a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale that depicts teen girls trained to be docile homemakers.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
Her mother was a homemaker, and her father was a lumberman and sawmill owner with one of the largest lumber operations in the area.
—Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026
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“Homemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homemaker. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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homemaker
noun
home·mak·er
ˈhōm-ˌmā-kər
: one who manages a household especially as a spouse and parent
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