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housespouse

housespouse noun: a housewife, househusband, or nonbinary equivalent.

Noun

housespouse (plural housespouses)

  1. A housewife, househusband, or nonbinary equivalent.
    • Few men have assumed the role of housespouse. Male housespouses are evaluated more negatively than female housespouses.1996, Joan H. Rollins, Women's Minds/women's Bodies

Forms of housespouse

pluralhousespouses

Origin of housespouse

From house + spouse, after housewife.

Questions about housespouse

What does housespouse mean?
Housespouse means a housewife, househusband, or nonbinary equivalent.
What part of speech is housespouse?
Housespouse is a noun.
What is the plural of housespouse?
The plural of housespouse is housespouses.

Words near housespouse in the dictionary

  1. houseslaves
  2. houseslipper
  3. houseslippers
  4. housesmith
  5. housesmiths
  6. housespouse
  7. housespouses
  8. housestaff
  9. houseth
  10. housetop
  11. housetops

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