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homemaker

[hohm-mey-ker] / ˈhoʊmˌmeɪ kər /


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There’s an additional slathering of irony in Garner, the woman behind “Alias” superspy Sydney Bristow, playing the happy homemaker.

From Salon Jul. 26, 2026

Bhojwani, a homemaker in western Udaipur city, says she first got hooked on micro-dramas when an ad popped up on her Instagram feed.

From BBC May 1, 2026

Burden’s marriage began to settle into the traditional gender roles of homemaker and breadwinner, despite the fact that it was Burden who had financed their lifestyle.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 31, 2026

Born in 1938 to a dentist and a homemaker, Judy Sussman grew up around adults who devoured books and could speak frankly about the human body.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 13, 2026

His father had been a military man, his mother a homemaker, solidly middle class.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

On social media, for instance, “trad wives” or traditional wives are embracing being homemakers, while their husbands provide for the family.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 27, 2025

His workbook from 1945 showed homemakers and D.I.Y. types how to impose whimsy on their own lives and furniture via upcycling.

From New York Times Jan. 20, 2024

An Indian court's recent verdict that significantly expands the rights of homemakers over their husband's property has been hailed as a positive sign by women's rights advocates.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2023

Thus, the shift in the aesthetics of play kitchens may, at least in part, point to the growing pressure some homemakers feel to turn their own kitchens into a trophy of domestic achievement.

From Salon Jan. 28, 2023

Then he staged a series of luncheons with homemakers.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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