as in stay-at-home
chiefly US
a person who does work at home and usually does not have another job outside the home
TV commercials often show happy homemakers.
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Recent Examples of homemaker
Early life and education Moura is the elder of two children born to Alderiva Moura, a homemaker, and José Moura, a former sergeant in the Brazilian Air Force.
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Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Mar. 2026
His talent was recognized by a second-grade teacher who urged his homemaker mother, Eleanor, to buy him a piano.
—CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
His father worked for the railroad, and his mother, Ann, was a homemaker.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
Advertisement Dane’s rise to stardom Per an ABC profile, Dane, born in November 1972 to an architect and interior designer father and a homemaker mother, was raised in San Francisco.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
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Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Mar. 2026
His talent was recognized by a second-grade teacher who urged his homemaker mother, Eleanor, to buy him a piano.
—CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
His father worked for the railroad, and his mother, Ann, was a homemaker.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
Advertisement Dane’s rise to stardom Per an ABC profile, Dane, born in November 1972 to an architect and interior designer father and a homemaker mother, was raised in San Francisco.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homemaker
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At the Ricardo residence in the ’50s sitcom I Love Lucy, over-the-top housewife Lucy and Ricky, her excitable husband, were always getting into some sort of entertaining hijinks.—
Michael Gioia,
Architectural Digest,
1 Apr. 2026
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Pawtuxet Neck Before heading inside the house of real housewife Alicia Carmody, the trailer shows a few quick shots of Pawtuxet Neck in Cranston.—
Catherine Messier,
The Providence Journal,
26 Mar. 2026
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Cohen wasn't present for the viewing, sources told PEOPLE, nor were the househusbands (both are staples at RHONJ reunions).—
Dave Quinn,
Peoplemag,
29 July 2024
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With his zeal for Jesus sweaters and his living-room church organ, Bernie plays the bumbling househusband to his successful businesswoman wife Eva (Alicia Silverstone), and father to his diligent scientist son Adam (Walt Klink) and moody shut-in daughter Sarah (Gaite Jansen).—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2024
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Baena is Schwarzenegger's son with former housekeeper Mildred Baena.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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The horror film stars Zazie Beetz as a housekeeper who works in a sinister high-rise apartment.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Homemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homemaker. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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