Homemaker Meaning
/hˈoʊˌmmeɪkər/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA person who maintains the administration and upkeep of his or her residence, especially one who is not employed outside the home; one who runs the household.
Sentence Examples
The homemaker vacuumed the carpet.
Mary is a full-time homemaker.
She decided to become a full-time homemaker and mother.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
My mother is a full-time ____ who takes care of our household.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She decided to leave her job and become a full-time ____ to spend more time with her young kids.
Word Origin & History
From home + maker.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Forty-seven-year-old homemaker and volunteer museum guide, holder of a master's degree in English, married twenty-three years to a professor."
— 1979, Lillian B. Rubin, Women of a Certain Age: The Midlife Search for Self, page 233:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
My mother is a full-time ____ who takes care of our household.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She decided to leave her job and become a full-time ____ to spend more time with her young kids.