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househusband

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house·hus·band  (houshzbnd)
n.
A married man who manages the household as his main occupation and whose wife usually earns the family income.
[house(wife) + husband.]
househusband [ˈhaʊsˌhʌzbənd]
n
(Sociology) a married man who keeps house, usually without having paid employment
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Noun1.househusbandhousehusband - a husband who keeps house while his wife earns the family income
house husband
hubby, husband, married man - a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
Translations
househusband house husband [ˈhaʊshʌzbənd] n → homme m au foyer


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