house husband
house husband is the alternative form of househusband.
Meaning of househusband
Noun
househusband (plural househusbands)
- A man who tends to his home as a housekeeper or homemaker; the male equivalent of a housewife.
- He’s always thought of himself as boring, “a white-bread suburban househusband.”2022 May 11, Alexandra Alter, quoting Kim Stanley Robinson, “A Sci-Fi Writer Returns to Earth: ‘The Real Story Is the One Facing Us’”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Forms of house husband
| plural | house husbands |
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Questions about house husband
- What is house husband the alternative form of?
- House husband is the alternative form of househusband.
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