House husband or homemaker and housewife?

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House husband or homemaker and housewife?

le ngoc qui

House husband or homemaker and housewife?

Hi everybody! Please help me choose the correct answer to fill in the blank in the following sentence: He decided that he wanted to be a......while his wife worked full-time. A. homemaker B. house husband C. housewife D. A& B Thanks in advance Qui

29 Dec 2018

redcamarocruiser

Homemaker can be used for either gender, as it is neutral. House husband is not used. Housewife is only for women.

Edit:

A dictionary search revealed that househusband is an acceptable term. There is even a tv series called House Husbands. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2402807/

29 Dec 2018

Dear Mary, my house husband feels that he is used.

29 Dec 2018

le ngoc qui

Thank both of you so much :-)

29 Dec 2018