"househusband" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: househusbands [plural]
Etymology: house + husband (etymologically equivalent to house + bond) Etymology templates: {{m|en|house}} house, {{m|en|bond}} bond, {{com|en|house|husband|pos2=etymologically equivalent to <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">house</i> + <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">bond</i>}} house + husband (etymologically equivalent to house + bond) Head templates: {{en-noun}} househusband (plural househusbands)
  1. A man who tends to his home as a housekeeper or homemaker; the male equivalent of a housewife. Wikipedia link: stay-at-home dad Categories (topical): Household, People Synonyms: house husband, house-husband Hypernyms: housespouse, homemaker, homebody, betty [derogatory], cot-betty [derogatory], cot-quean [derogatory], henhussy [derogatory] Hyponyms: stay-at-home dad, Mr. Mom [dated, derogatory], Mr Mom [dated, derogatory], Mister Mom [dated, derogatory] Coordinate_terms: breadwinner, housewife, man of the family, man of the house, work husband, work spouse, work wife Translations (husband who remains in the homestead): amo de casa [masculine] (Catalan), 家庭主夫 (jiātíng zhǔfū) (Chinese Mandarin), muž v domácnosti [masculine] (Czech), huisman [masculine] (Dutch), kodune mees (Estonian), koti-isä (Finnish), homme au foyer [masculine] (French), ménager [masculine] (French), Hausmann [masculine] (German), νοικοκύρης (noikokýris) [masculine] (Greek), húsfaðir [masculine] (Icelandic), húsmaður [masculine] (Icelandic), uomo di casa [masculine] (Italian), casalingo (english: slightly humorous) [masculine] (Italian), 主夫 (shufu) (alt: しゅふ) (Japanese), mêrê malê [masculine] (Northern Kurdish), gospodarz [masculine] (Polish), gospodarz domu [masculine] (Polish), dono de casa [masculine] (Portuguese), bărbat casnic [masculine] (Romanian), домохозя́ин (domoxozjáin) [masculine] (Russian), muž v domácnosti [masculine] (Slovak), amo de casa [masculine] (Spanish), hemmaman [common-gender] (Swedish), พ่อบ้าน (pòo bâan) (Thai), gŵr o dŷ [masculine] (Welsh)

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