house husband

house husband
noun
a husband who keeps house while his wife earns the family income
Syn: ↑househusband
Hypernyms: ↑husband, ↑hubby, ↑married man

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house husband UK US noun [countable] [singular house husband plural house husbands]
a man who stays at home cleaning the house, looking after children etc while his wife or partner goes out to work
Thesaurus: housekeeping and houseworkhyponym words for people according to marital statushyponym

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ˈhouse husband [house husband] noun
a man who stays at home to cook, clean, take care of the children, etc. while his wife or partner goes out to work

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