homemaker

homemaker
noun Date: 1876 one who manages a household especially as a wife and mother • homemaking noun or adjective

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  • Homemaker — is a mainly American term [ [http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=37659 dict=CALD Cambridge Advanced Learner s Dictionary] . Retrieved March 25, 2008.] [The [http://corpus.byu.edu/bnc British National Corpus] contains 634 occurrences of …   Wikipedia

  • homemaker — (n.) also home maker, woman considered as a domestic agent, by 1861, American English, from HOME (Cf. home) (n.) + agent noun from MAKE (Cf. make) (v.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • homemaker — ► NOUN ▪ a person who manages a home …   English terms dictionary

  • homemaker — [hōm′māk΄ər] n. a person who manages a home; esp., a housewife homemaking n …   English World dictionary

  • homemaker — [[t]ho͟ʊmmeɪkə(r)[/t]] homemakers N COUNT A homemaker is a woman who spends a lot of time looking after her home and family. If you describe a woman as a homemaker, you usually mean that she does not have another job …   English dictionary

  • homemaker — UK [ˈhəʊmˌmeɪkə(r)] / US [ˈhoʊmˌmeɪkər] noun [countable] Word forms homemaker : singular homemaker plural homemakers mainly American someone who cooks, cleans, and washes clothes for their family as their main job …   English dictionary

  • Homemaker City — are homemaker centres which are across New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria, Australia. They are owned by The GPT Group.They were known since 2005. With ample parking in all centres Homemaker City offers customers the convenience of a one… …   Wikipedia

  • Homemaker Village — Homemaker Village, is located in the Darwin suburb of Millner. It is the second largest shopping centre in the Northern Territory.Development of the Homemaker Village started in 1989, by the Jape Group. The Village covers 60,000m² of land. The… …   Wikipedia

  • homemaker — /hohm may keuhr/, n. 1. a person who manages the household of his or her own family, esp. as a principal occupation. 2. a person employed to manage a household and do household chores for others, as for the sick or elderly. [1885 90; HOME +… …   Universalium

  • homemaker — noun (US) Somebody who maintains the upkeep of a house they live in …   Wiktionary

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