housespouse 

In a marriage or domestic partnership, the partner who does not work and stays home to take care of the house and the children, if any. Basically housewife, or househusband but without being gender specific.

Useful when speaking in general, or when talking to a couple and you don't who stays home.

It doesn't matter who stays home, the housespouse should have dinner waiting on the table for the working spouse.

housespouse by penguinus October 7, 2009

housespouse 

A gender neutral term for a married homemaker

His occupation is housespouse.

housespouse by wordcreatorfromvirginia April 7, 2010

Housespouse 

An update for the times. A significant other that plays the housewife roll without the sexism. The spouse that does the majority of the housework.

I am stuck here working while my husband is away on a hunting trip; I really miss my housespouse!

Housespouse by Sage Whimsy March 30, 2022

housespouse 

The male counterpart to the "housewife". Nowadays, in an individualistic, gay world of singles, the common English language is screaming for such a term.

"I am a good housespouse, not a desperate one, who makes his work right."

housespouse by Alberto Escudero February 15, 2008

House Spouse 

Basically is the same thing as a house wife or stay-at-home-mom, but not gender specific. It is the person in a married couple who stays at home while the other works, cleans, cooks, and looks after children. Also, it rhymes. How cool is that?

I just hope I end up being the house spouse.

House Spouse by Mormon Geek July 20, 2014

House spouse 

A house spouse: gender neutral version of house wife/husband (noun)

Person A: I don’t have a job. I’m married though!

Person B: fam, congratulations! You’re a house spouse.

Person A: damn straight I am famalam.

House spouse by Pokewhizz December 8, 2017

house spouse 

The person in a relationship that stays home.

After we got married, he quit his job and became the house spouse.

house spouse by bnoice February 14, 2009