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

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

Women, he wrote, “should be wives and homemakers, not cops or soldiers.”

From Salon

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

From Salon

“It seemed like a normal evening, like the campaign closers of other candidates,” said Angélica Chávez, a homemaker who was at the rally in Cotija.

From Seattle Times

Mrs. Alito described welcoming the change, having left a career as a librarian to be a full-time homemaker and mother.

From New York Times