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# househusband

noun (a househusband, househusbands)

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

## Everyday

A man who stays at home to look after the house and children while his partner goes out to work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/househusband/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and social studies it shows that jobs at home can be done by anyone. In stories it describes a dad who cooks, cleans and does the school run. Similar: stay-at-home dad.

### Examples

- My uncle is a househusband and cooks amazing dinners. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/househusband/#x1)
- Dad became a househusband when the twins were born. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/househusband/#x2)
- The househusband did the washing and the shopping. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/househusband/#x3)
- Being a househusband is hard work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/househusband/#x4)
- Many families have a stay-at-home dad or househusband. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/househusband/#x5)

### Note

Plural: househusbands. Female form: housewife (or homemaker). Can be written as one word or «house husband». More common today: stay-at-home dad.

## On Mova

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