homemaker

[ hohm-mey-ker ]

noun

1. a person who manages the household of their own family, especially as a principal occupation.
2. a person employed to manage a household and do household chores for others, as for the sick or elderly.

homemaker

/ ˈhəʊmˌmeɪkə /

noun

1. a person, esp a housewife, who manages a home
2. a social worker who manages a household during the incapacity of the housewife

Sensitive Note

See housewife.

Derived Forms

• ˈhomeˌmaking, nounadjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of homemaker¹

First recorded in 1885–90; home + maker

Example Sentences

Glen Curado’s wife, Claudia Curado, listed as a homemaker, gave donations totaling $1,800 on three dates: Sept. 25, 2023, May 27, 2024, and June 30, 2024.

From Los Angeles Times

His father, a former policeman, eventually gave up his job to take care of the family land, while his mother is a homemaker.

From BBC

“In the 1950s and 1960s, it was a great way for entrepreneurial women to say, ‘Yes, I might be a homemaker, but at the same time, this allows me to raise my kids and make some income off the side,’ ” Boyd said.

From Slate

Ronald Allen Kaye was born May 7, 1941, in Chicago to Rose Lasky and Al Kaye, a homemaker and a drapery salesman, who had emigrated from Russia and entered the country as Abraham Krakovsky, according to the family.

From Los Angeles Times

"At age 11, I became mom, sister, caretaker and homemaker of our family," she wrote in "From Scratch."

From Salon