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househusband

(ho̵us′huz′bənd)

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noun

a married man whose principal occupation is managing a household and taking care of domestic affairs

See househusband in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A married man who manages the household as his main occupation and whose wife usually earns the family income.

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Origin: house(wife)

Origin: + husband

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