Meanings
nounhomemaker (plural homemakers)
plural homemakers
- AustraliaUSA person who maintains the administration and upkeep of his or her residence, especially one who is not employed outside the home; one who runs the household.
Forty-seven-year-old homemaker and volunteer museum guide, holder of a master's degree in English, married twenty-three years to a professor.
1979, Lillian B. Rubin, Women of a Certain Age: The Midlife Search for Self, page 233
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
Broader
wifemarried woman
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Arabic رَبّ بَيْت, رَبّة بَيْت
- رَبّ بَيْت (rabb bayt)person who maintains his or her residence
- رَبّة بَيْتperson who maintains his or her residence
French homme au foyer, femme au foyer
- homme au foyerperson who maintains his or her residence
- femme au foyerperson who maintains his or her residence
German Hausmann, Hausfrau
- Hausmannperson who maintains his or her residence
- Hausfrauperson who maintains his or her residence
Hindi गृहिणी
- गृहिणी (gŕhiṇī)person who maintains his or her residence
Hungarian háztartásbeli
- háztartásbeliperson who maintains his or her residence
Italian casalingo, casalinga
- casalingoperson who maintains his or her residence
- casalingaperson who maintains his or her residence
Spanish amo de casa, ama de casa
- amo de casaperson who maintains his or her residence
- ama de casaperson who maintains his or her residence
Swedish hemmafru, hemmaman
- hemmafruperson who maintains his or her residence
- hemmamanperson who maintains his or her residence
Cite this entry
APA
homemaker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homemaker
MLA
“homemaker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homemaker. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homemaker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homemaker.
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