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单词 homemaker
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homemakern.

Brit. /ˈhəʊmˌmeɪkə/, U.S. /ˈhoʊ(m)ˌmeɪkər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: home n.1, maker n.
Etymology: < home n.1 + maker n.
1. A person who runs his or her own household; one skilled at domestic tasks; a housewife or househusband.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > manager or administrator > of a household > woman
housewifec1225
housekeepera1616
hausfrau1798
homebuilder1855
homemaker1861
home keeper1875
1861 J. Vickers tr. J. Morata New Koran of Pacifican Friendhood 506/2 Ye who desire to have in marriage a good home-maker, seek out a wise servant.
1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 26 Oct. 5/2 Teaching girls how to become good housekeepers and home-makers.
1905 Daily Chron. 10 May 4/5 There could not be a greater boon to the many distressed home-makers of Canada than the advent of..domestic servants from the British Isles.
1954 J. Steinbeck Sweet Thursday 88 It was real nice. She was a home-maker.
2002 Time 29 Apr. 16/1 The son of an engineer and a homemaker, he studied film at New York University.
2. North American. A person employed to assist (esp. a sick, elderly, or disabled person) with domestic tasks. Also (and in earliest use) attributive, as homemaker service, etc.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > one who looks after > a sick or disabled person
homemaker1940
caregiver1966
carer1978
care worker1980
1940 Washington Post 26 Feb. 13/1 An agency providing housekeeper or homemaker service to care for children in their own homes when mothers are away from home, ill or, for some other reason, unable to care for them.
1981 Maclean's 29 June 21 Once or twice a month they [sc. old-age pensioners] get visits from homemakers who, typically, cook, houseclean, shop and help them to bathe.
1991 E. Rathbone-McCuan in P. K. H. Kim Serving Elderly ii. 56 The social worker's first contact with the family may have been directed toward arranging for some homemaker assistance.
2008 E. Prieto Home Health Care Provider 18 Homemakers tend to household chores and cleaning routines that have become difficult or time consuming for care recipients.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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