househusband

house·hus·band

H0298600 (hous′hŭz′bənd)n. A married man who manages the household as his main occupation and whose spouse usually earns the family income.

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[house(wife) + husband.]

househusband

(ˈhaʊsˌhʌzbənd) n (Sociology) a married man who keeps house, usually without having paid employment

house•hus•band

(ˈhaʊsˌhʌz bənd)

n. a married man who stays at home to manage the household while his wife goes out to work. [1965–70; house (wife) + husband]

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househusband - a husband who keeps house while his wife earns the family incomehouse husbandhubby, husband, married man - a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

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