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displaced homemaker

displaced homemaker noun: a woman who no longer has a reliable source of income from her husband, as a result of divorce, widowhood, disability, etc.

Noun

displaced homemaker (plural displaced homemakers)

  1. (Canada, US) A woman who no longer has a reliable source of income from her husband, as a result of divorce, widowhood, disability, etc.
    • Peer group support is important to displaced homemakers. The Displaced Homemakers' Network has done excellent work in helping women see that their problems do not have to be chronic.1980, Ruth Harriet Jacobs, Integrating Displaced Homemakers into the Economy, page 14

Forms of displaced homemaker

pluraldisplaced homemakers

Questions about displaced homemaker

What does displaced homemaker mean?
Displaced homemaker means a woman who no longer has a reliable source of income from her husband, as a result of divorce, widowhood, disability, etc.
What part of speech is displaced homemaker?
Displaced homemaker is a noun.
What is the plural of displaced homemaker?
The plural of displaced homemaker is displaced homemakers.

Words near displaced homemaker in the dictionary

  1. displace
  2. displaceabilities
  3. displaceability
  4. displaceable
  5. displaced
  6. displaced homemaker
  7. displaced homemakers
  8. displaced people
  9. displaced person
  10. displaced persons
  11. displacee

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