Househusband Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of HOUSEHUSBAND is a man who does housekeeping usually while his spouse or partner earns the family income. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut househusband noun SaveWord house·​hus·​band |\ˈhau̇s-ˌhəz-bənd \ Definitionofhousehusband :amanwhodoeshousekeepingusuallywhilehisspouseorpartnerearnsthefamilyincome ExamplesofhousehusbandinaSentence RecentExamplesontheWeb No,inahistoricupset,thisonegoestoahousehusbandwhohasn'tevenappearedoncameraallseason,includinginthisweek'sepisode:RHOBH'sTomGirardi. — MarySollosi,EW.com,22Oct.2021 Meanwhile,Raywasn’ttheonlyhousehusbandmakingwaves. — DaveQuinn,PEOPLE.com,29Sep.2019 HayesMacArthurtakestheKeatonroleofthehaplesshousehusbandandAndreaAndersplaysthemomsuddenlyfacingmodernworkplaceculture. — oregonlive,13Sep.2019 ThecouplebelievedthatDaniel'stransformationintoahousehusbandmademoreeconomicsensethanhiringananny. — MerylGordon,Town&Country,21May2014 Thingsarescarcelybetterathome,wherehercheeryhousehusband(JoséGarcia)greetsherwithelaboratelypreparedmealsandinsultinglysexistadvice. — JeannetteCatsoulis,NewYorkTimes,26Apr.2018 Thisstoriedwriter-director-actorandCasanovaturnedhousehusbandshowedupunannouncedandhadattendeesgatheraroundhiminthelounge,likecourtiers. — CaraBuckley,NewYorkTimes,26Oct.2016 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'househusband.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. FirstKnownUseofhousehusband 1858,inthemeaningdefinedabove LearnMoreAbouthousehusband Sharehousehusband PosttheDefinitionofhousehusbandtoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofhousehusbandonTwitter TimeTravelerforhousehusband Thefirstknownuseofhousehusbandwas in1858 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNearhousehusband householdword househusband housekeep SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforhousehusband Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Househusband.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/househusband.Accessed28Jul.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MorefromMerriam-Websteronhousehusband Thesaurus:Allsynonymsandantonymsforhousehusband WORDOFTHEDAY ostentatious SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary WhichWordDoesNotBelong? Whichofthesewordsdoesnotmean"nonsense"? bunkum blatherskite folderol sagacity Testyourvisualvocabularywithour10-questionchallenge! TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay 'Dunderhead'andOther‘Nicer’WaystoSayStupid Asillustratedbysomeverysmartpups 10WordsfromPlaceNames Bikini,bourbon,andbadmintonwereplacesfirst 'Pride':TheWordThatWentFromVicetoStrength DoyoutakeprideinPride? WhenWereWordsFirstUsed? Lookupanyyeartofindout AsktheEditors Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... 'AllIntensivePurposes'or'AllIntentsandPurposes'? We'reintentonclearingitup Layvs.Lie EditorEmilyBrewsterclarifiesthedifference. HotMess "Thepublicisahotmess" WordGames NameThatAnimal:Volume2 Canyoutellameerkatfromawombat? Takethequiz FashionableWords Avocabquizwithpanache Takethequiz NameThatThing Testyourvisualvocabularywithour10-question... Takethequiz SpellingBeeQuiz CanyououtdopastwinnersoftheNationalSpelli... Takethequiz