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house⋅hus⋅band

  [hous-huhz-buhnd]
–noun
a man who is married to a working wife and who stays home to manage their household.
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Origin:
1965–70; house(wife) + husband
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house·hus·band   (hous'hŭz'bənd)   
n.  A married man who manages the household as his main occupation and whose wife usually earns the family income.

[house(wife) + husband.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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