homemaker

noun

home·​mak·​er ˈhōm-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce homemaker (audio)
Synonyms of homemakernext
: one who manages a household especially as a spouse and parent
homemaking
ˈhōm-ˌmā-kiŋ How to pronounce homemaker (audio)
noun or adjective

Examples of homemaker in a Sentence

TV commercials often show happy homemakers.
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Carmen Beltrán was a homemaker, and Carlos credits her with raising him. — Jose De Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026 Early life, education, and military service Selleck is the second of four children born to Martha Selleck (née Jagger), a homemaker, and Robert Dean Selleck, a real estate investor and executive. — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026 But some, including local resident and homemaker Chie Fujita, took issue with the mayor receiving her full salary while on leave. — Reuters, NBC news, 20 July 2026 Shahrnush Parsipur was born on February 17, 1946, in Tehran, the daughter of an attorney father and a homemaker mother. — News Desk, Artforum, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for homemaker

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of homemaker was in 1867

Rhymes for homemaker

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homemaker

noun
home·​mak·​er ˈhōm-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce homemaker (audio)
: one who manages a household especially as a spouse and parent
homemaking
-kiŋ How to pronounce homemaker (audio)
noun or adjective

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