noun
homemaker
HOHM-may-ker/ˈhəʊmmeɪkər/
A person who manages a household as a main occupation.
The homemaker organizes laundry and meals while the child works nearby.
Etymology
Home plus maker presents household work as creating a family home, especially a place of beauty and refinement. This domestic sense underlies the use for someone whose main occupation is managing the household.
In context
Mothers largely still remained home as the primary caregiver, homemaker and attending to the children
More examples
- The survey asked homemakers about the demands of household management.
- She described her years as a full-time homemaker.
- The homemaker planned meals, managed expenses, and cared for the house.
Forms
homemaker · homemakers
Similar words
- housekeeper
- A housekeeper may be paid to manage someone else’s home; homemakers manage their own households as a primary role.
- housewife
- Housewife specifies a married woman; homemaker is gender-neutral and does not require marriage.