homemaker

1 of 2

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

2 of 2

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

Sacco was born to a father who owned a moving company and a homemaker mom. — Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026

Smalltown daughter of a farmer and homemaker who cared for a dozen children in a cabin without electricity. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Lee was a sharecropper who sometimes worked construction jobs to make ends meet, and Avie was a homemaker. — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026

Her father was a surgeon, and her mother was a dietitian turned homemaker. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 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