Definition of househusband Househusband

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What does househusband mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

househusband - a husband who keeps house while his wife earns the family income
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  • A househusband is a husband that chooses to stay at home instead of working at a career. The word "househusband" came into use in the 1970s as a joke because many woman who worked as homemakers did not want to be called "housewives".

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