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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The daughter of a homemaker and an accountant, Kuck grew up in Wapakoneta, Ohio, a small town of less than 10,000 people 87 miles north of Columbus.
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Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
Lawrence was born and raised in Inglewood, Calif., with her parents — Howard Lawrence, a CPA, and Ann, a homemaker — and her sister Joni, now 70.
—Diane Herbst, People.com, 11 July 2025
Her mother is a homemaker, often overwhelmed by chores, whom Mafalda scolds for not having studied to become something more.
—Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
He was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in the Argentine capital Dec. 17, 1936, the son of Italian immigrants: a railway worker and a homemaker.
—Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
Lawrence was born and raised in Inglewood, Calif., with her parents — Howard Lawrence, a CPA, and Ann, a homemaker — and her sister Joni, now 70.
—Diane Herbst, People.com, 11 July 2025
Her mother is a homemaker, often overwhelmed by chores, whom Mafalda scolds for not having studied to become something more.
—Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
He was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in the Argentine capital Dec. 17, 1936, the son of Italian immigrants: a railway worker and a homemaker.
—Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Homemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homemaker. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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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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