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Housewife vs. homemaker - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Homemaker is a more modern word — OED attests it from 1861 rather than the thirteenth century for housewife — and it focuses on creating a home rather than simply being in a house And it's sex-agnostic
single word requests - Gender neutral version of housewife - English . . . I've come across homemaker, but it seems to be more American English than British English Domestic engineer is well known as an example of a politically correct inflated job title, but is fairly rare ( rarer than househusband ), and I suspect mostly talked about, or used ironically, rather than used seriously
A possibly modern derogatory term for housewife What I want to say is tied to the way I wrote the character After the failed marriage, she battles depression, she bounces back and starts a career in science She sees her previous choice of being a homemaker as stupid and the career empowers her Being a housewife feels like a prison, hence the "freedom of choice" bit
grammatical gender - Is it correct to apply Housewife term for an . . . Maybe twenty years ago it would have been a fairly neutral term, but now it is considered too freighted On the one hand, some consider housewife too passive; people in that role may prefer the more active and gender-neutral homemaker, or stay-at-home mom dad parent if they are caregivers for children
Is there a word phrase to describe someone who works from home? I think the resistance of many Americans in acknowledging this term stems from their use of "homemaker", which in the UK would still be called a "housewife" or "househusband" Homeworker looks too similar for comfort, perhaps you need to find out "when" the term homeworker first arose and possibly "where" it originated in order to convince
Where does the phrase, Costs an arm and a leg come from? The Long Beach Independent reported, "Food editor Beulah Karney has … ideas for the homemaker who wants to say 'Merry Christmas' and not have it cost an arm and a leg " (mentalfloss com) Share