noun, slang ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A young male assuming the employment of homemaking, a role traditionally assumed by women; the submissive partner in the relationship who receives great pleasure in "taking care" of his more dominant partner. humorous, slang, sometimes

Etymology

boy + wife or boy + housewife.

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