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man of the house

man of the house noun: the foremost male authority figure of a household, and someone thus having both the powers and the responsibilities thereof.

Noun

man of the house (plural men of the house)

  1. (often, singular) The foremost male authority figure of a household, and someone thus having both the powers and the responsibilities thereof.

Forms of man of the house

pluralmen of the house

Words formed from man of the house

Questions about man of the house

What does man of the house mean?
Man of the house means the foremost male authority figure of a household, and someone thus having both the powers and the responsibilities thereof.
What part of speech is man of the house?
Man of the house is a noun.
What is the plural of man of the house?
The plural of man of the house is men of the house.

Words near man of the house in the dictionary

  1. man of straw
  2. man of the cloth
  3. man of the earth
  4. man of the frock
  5. man of the hour
  6. man of the house
  7. man of the match
  8. man of the moment
  9. man of the people
  10. man of the world
  11. man of war

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