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HOUSEHUSBAND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does househusband mean?
• HOUSEHUSBAND (noun)
The noun HOUSEHUSBAND has 1 sense:
1. a husband who keeps house while his wife earns the family income
Familiarity information: HOUSEHUSBAND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A husband who keeps house while his wife earns the family income
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
house husband; househusband
Hypernyms ("househusband" is a kind of...):
hubby; husband; married man (a married man; a woman's partner in marriage)
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