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单词 homemaker
释义

homemaker

noun

home·​mak·​er ˈhōm-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce homemaker (audio)
: one who manages a household especially as a spouse and parent
homemaking
ˈhōm-ˌmā-kiŋ How to pronounce homemaker (audio)
noun or adjective

Example Sentences

TV commercials often show happy homemakers.
Recent Examples on the Web His father was a tailor who owned a clothing store but lost it in the 1929 stock market crash; his mother was a homemaker. Andy Grundberg, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2022 His mother, Molly (Kurtzman) Turkel, was a homemaker. Sam Roberts, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022 His mother, Bessie (Leisersohn) Jonas, was a homemaker. Ed Shanahan, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022 The former Linell Chenault Nash, daughter of Frederick Ogden Nash, and his wife, Frances Leonard Nash, a homemaker and patron of the arts, was born in New York City, and later moved with her family to a home on Rugby Road in Guilford. Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2022 His mother was a homemaker and later a real estate agent. Emily Langer, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 Paul Anthony Sorvino was born on April 13, 1939, in Brooklyn, the youngest of three sons of Fortunato Sorvino, known as Ford, and Marietta (Renzi) Sorvino, a homemaker and piano teacher. New York Times, 25 July 2022 Craig Goldstein described his wife Katherine — a homemaker and mother of two adult daughters — as a fearless adventurer who enjoyed exploring new places. Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2022 His father, Benjamin Turkel, was a tailor, and his mother, Gazella (Goldfisher) Turkel, was a homemaker and part-time opera singer. Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

homemaker

noun

home·​mak·​er ˈhōm-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce homemaker (audio)
: a person who manages a household especially as a spouse and parent

homemaker

noun

as in wife
chiefly US a person who does work at home and usually does not have another job outside the home TV commercials often show happy homemakers.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • wife
  • housewife
  • housekeeper
  • househusband
  • hausfrau
  • spouse
  • stay-at-home
  • husband
  • partner
  • soul mate
  • significant other
  • better half
  • consort
  • companion
  • mate
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