noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

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

   "He’s always thought of himself as boring, “a white-bread suburban househusband.”"

2. 2
   a husband who keeps house while his wife earns the family income wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

house husbandhouse husbandhousewifemalewife

Antonyms

All antonyms

housewife

Example

More examples

""What is your dream for the future, Tom?" "Mine? I want to become a househusband!""

Etymology

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

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