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.
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His father was an accountant for the railway, his mother a homemaker. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025 This digital entrepreneurship, often centering a child-rearing homemaker, is obfuscated by stylistic, edited videos. Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025 His father was a hairdresser and his mother, a homemaker. David Moin, WWD, 16 Mar. 2025 Mary was a loving wife, mother, homemaker and partner in the farming operation. Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for homemaker

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 2 May. 2025.

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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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