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displaced homemaker

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displaced homemaker

–noun
a woman recently divorced, separated, or widowed after many years as a homemaker.

Origin:
1975–80
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dis·placed homemaker   (dĭs-plāst')
n.  A woman who, after managing a household for years, is forced by financial necessity to find a wage-paying job.
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