homemaker

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noun (1)

home·​mak·​er ˈhōm-ˌmā-kər 

: one who manages a household especially as a spouse and parent

homemaking

ˈhōm-ˌmā-kiŋ 

noun or adjective

homemaking

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noun (2)

: the creation and maintenance of a wholesome family environment compare home economics

Examples of homemaker in a Sentence

Noun (1)

TV commercials often show happy homemakers.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

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. — 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

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1867, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1863, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for homemaker

• automaker
• boilermaker
• cabinetmaker
• coffeemaker
• troublemaker
• undertaker
• blackacre
• caretaker
• clockmaker
• dressmaker
• filmmaker
• icebreaker

Kids Definition

homemaker

noun

home·​mak·​er ˈhōm-ˌmā-kər 

: one who manages a household especially as a spouse and parent

homemaking

-kiŋ 

noun or adjective