househusband

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A man who tends to his home as a housekeeper or homemaker; the male equivalent of a housewife.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

househusband househusbands house husband house-husband

Etymology

From house + husband (etymologically equivalent to house + bond).

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