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stay-at-home dad

stay-at-home dad noun: a father who is the main caregiver of the children and is generally the homemaker of the household.

Noun

stay-at-home dad (plural stay-at-home dads)

  1. A father who is the main caregiver of the children and is generally the homemaker of the household.
    • On that note, are any of us guys prepared to have our wives be the sole breadwinners? As one stay-at-home dad said: “I feel funny buying my wife $40 worth of roses with her money.”2000 November 26, James Schembari, “Derring-Do of the Stay-at-Home Dad”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

stay-at-home dad meaning in Indonesian

stay-at-home dad in Indonesian

Translations
bapak rumah tangga

Forms of stay-at-home dad

pluralstay-at-home dads

Questions about stay-at-home dad

What does stay-at-home dad mean?
Stay-at-home dad means a father who is the main caregiver of the children and is generally the homemaker of the household.
What is stay-at-home dad in Indonesian?
Stay-at-home dad in Indonesian is bapak rumah tangga. See Stay-at-home dad meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is stay-at-home dad?
Stay-at-home dad is a noun.
What is the plural of stay-at-home dad?
The plural of stay-at-home dad is stay-at-home dads.

Words near stay-at-home dad in the dictionary

  1. stay tuned
  2. stay up
  3. stay within the lines
  4. stay'd
  5. stay-at-home
  6. stay-at-home dad
  7. stay-at-home dads
  8. stay-at-home order
  9. stay-at-home orders
  10. stay-at-homer
  11. stay-at-homers

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