Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

househusband

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
house-hus-band
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A man who tends to his home as a housekeeper or homemaker; the male equivalent of a housewife.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From house + husband (etymologically equivalent to house + bond).

Inflected Forms

househusbands (plural) house husband (alternative) house-husband (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

breadwinner housewife man of the family man of the house work husband work spouse work wife

Synonyms

house husband

Questions

What does househusband mean?
A man who tends to his home as a housekeeper or homemaker; the male equivalent of a housewife.
Where does househusband come from?
From house + husband (etymologically equivalent to house + bond).

How to pronounce househusband

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