househusband
See also: house husband
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
house + husband (etymologically equivalent to house + bond)
Noun
househusband (plural househusbands)
- A man who tends to his home as a housekeeper or homemaker; the male counterpart to a housewife.
Hypernyms
- housespouse
- homemaker
- betty (derogatory), cot-betty (derogatory), cot-quean (derogatory), henhussy (derogatory)
Coordinate terms
Translations
husband who remains in the homestead
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