homemaker

[ hohm-mey-ker ]
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noun
  1. a person who manages the household of their own family, especially as a principal occupation.

  2. a person employed to manage a household and do household chores for others, as for the sick or elderly.

Origin of homemaker

1
First recorded in 1885–90; home + maker

usage note For homemaker

1. See housewife.

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British Dictionary definitions for homemaker

homemaker

/ (ˈhəʊmˌmeɪkə) /


noun
  1. mainly US and Canadian a person, esp a housewife, who manages a home

  2. US and Canadian a social worker who manages a household during the incapacity of the housewife

Derived forms of homemaker

  • homemaking, noun, adjective

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