househusband

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Recent Examples of househusband 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 The househusbands, who are a staple at the RHONJ reunion, were not in attendance, insiders tell PEOPLE. Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024 As househusbands from New Jersey come out to greet fans, the fans rush past the barriers. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2023 The song began in the 1970s, after John stepped back from rock stardom to be a househusband in the Dakota with Yoko Ono, raising their son Sean. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2023 Along with his aging, acerbic father (Salmaan Peerzada), Saleem sneers at Haider for being an unemployed househusband to his breadwinner wife, Mumtaz (Rasti Farooq), who happily works in a salon and has no desire for children. Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2023 Scott also gladly played the role of househusband when she was swamped with work. Tim Carman, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for househusband
Noun
  • Moore plays a shy housewife whose small role in a community theater production transforms her into an obsessive method actor.
    Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
  • After a two-year hiatus, RHONJ will return for its 15th season, starring housewives Gorga, Teresa Giudice and Dolores Catania.
    Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • As Stewart herself has suggested, including in a recent People magazine interview, the wife of Prince Harry has not yet elevated herself in the professional homemaker space.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Her father, Frank, was a musician, and her mother, Ivy, a homemaker.
    Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The actor said a housekeeper told his family that ‘God spoke to’ her about his trajectory.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The former California governor also shares youngest son Joseph Baena, 28, with former housekeeper Mildred Patricia Baena.
    Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Noun
  • The young Microsoft executive had just dropped off his twins at his ex-wife’s home in Jacksonville Beach on a warm, late-winter Florida evening.
    Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Bridegan's former wife, Shanna Gardner, 39, was arrested in August 2023 in Washington and is facing charges of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, solicitation to commit murder, and child abuse, CBS affiliate WJAX-TV reported.
    CBS News, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

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“Househusband.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/househusband. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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