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# homemaker

noun (a homemaker, homemakers)

«homemaker» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A person, man or woman, whose main work is looking after their home and family, such as cooking, cleaning and caring for children, instead of a paid job. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homemaker/#m1)

### In the lessons

In social studies and everyday life a homemaker does unpaid but important work at home; it is a modern, kinder word than «housewife» and fits both men and women. Phrases: «a full-time homemaker».

### Examples

- My dad is a homemaker and cooks all our meals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homemaker/#x1)
- She was a homemaker while the children were small. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homemaker/#x2)
- Homemakers do a lot of work without pay. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homemaker/#x3)
- The form asked if he was employed or a homemaker. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homemaker/#x4)
- Being a homemaker is a full-time job. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homemaker/#x5)
- Grandma was a homemaker and also grew vegetables. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homemaker/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Gender-neutral; preferred today over «housewife» or «househusband». In the US also «stay-at-home mom/dad»; in the UK «stay-at-home parent».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «homemaker» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homemaker/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«homemaker» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/homemaker.html) on Mova free.