housespouse

noun

housespouse

noun

Etymology From house + spouse, after housewife.

1

A housewife, househusband, or nonbinary equivalent.

Few men have assumed the role of housespouse. Male housespouses are evaluated more negatively than female housespouses.1996, Joan H. Rollins, Women's Minds/women's Bodies:

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