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 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 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 Tatsu, the anime househusband, conveys his love for his wife, Miku, by supporting her career, preparing her a restorative feast when she’s exhausted from working overtime. Adrienne Matei, The Atlantic, 29 Nov. 2022 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
  • Female Fitness of Kabul is set inside a crumbling Kabul gym, which opens to women for only a few hours each day, Afghan housewives in scarves and long dresses reclaim not just their bodies, but also their spirits, their bonds, and their sense of self.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 May 2025
  • And leading that charge is their den mother, a pampered, spoiled Beverly Hills housewife who becomes surprisingly resourceful and inspirational to the troop.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • His father, a hairdresser and his mother, a homemaker, were immigrants who escaped religious persecution and settled in Pittsburgh.
    David Moin, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
  • In the year 2000, Joan Didion wrote a defense of which ambitious homemaker?
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Woman alleges Smokey Robinson assault at singer's Las Vegas home Another woman who allegedly worked as a housekeeper for Robinson claimed the singer raped her during a work trip in the late 2000s.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 7 May 2025
  • Smokey, 85, is accused of harassing and assaulting four former housekeepers who worked at his Chatsworth home between 2006 and 2024, according to the suit.
    Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2025
Noun
  • Bush, who died in 2018, was the wife of former President George H. W. Bush and the mother of former President George W. Bush.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
  • His wife, notes Fairweather, who collaborated closely with Pilecki’s relatives while researching his biography, worked as a house cleaner in a Catholic orphanage.
    Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025

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“Househusband.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/househusband. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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