househusband
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See also: house husband
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
house + husband (etymologically equivalent to house + bond)
Noun[edit]
househusband (plural househusbands)
- A man who tends to his home as a housekeeper or homemaker; the male equivalent of a housewife.
- 2022 May 11, Alexandra Alter, quoting Kim Stanley Robinson, “A Sci-Fi Writer Returns to Earth: ‘The Real Story Is the One Facing Us’”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
- He’s always thought of himself as boring, “a white-bread suburban househusband.”
Hypernyms[edit]
- housespouse
- homemaker
- homebody
- betty (derogatory), cot-betty (derogatory), cot-quean (derogatory), henhussy (derogatory)
Hyponyms[edit]
- stay-at-home dad
- (dated) Mr. Mom / Mr Mom / Mister Mom (derogatory)
Coordinate terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
husband who remains in the homestead
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