stay-at-home husbands.

[keannu]

Is "stay-at-home husband" same as house-husband who replaces the role of house-wife who's only engaged in housework such as cooking, cleaning, laundry, etc?

ex)Traditionally, men were the money earners in families, while women took care of the housework and brought up children. ....Now the wages of these working women are beginning to rise steadily. In fact, the woman earns more than the man in nearly a third of American households with two working parents....According to experts, this trend is partially due to the growth of American's acceptance of stay-at-home husbands. These men play an essentail family role formerly limited to women.

[BobK]

Quite possibly. The user might be trying to avoid the loathsome 'h....h.......' word, with which I refuse to soil my computer screen.

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[SoothingDave]

Yes. "Stay-at-home mom" is a common term. "Housewife" is not considered politically correct.

[emsr2d2]

Yes. "Stay-at-home mom" is a common term. "Housewife" is not considered politically correct.

May I ask what the common term in the US is for someone who does not work but has no children? Stay-at-home wife? What if she's single?

[Gillnetter]

Is "stay-at-home husband" same as house-husband who replaces the role of house-wife who's only engaged in housework such as cooking, cleaning, laundry, etc?

Stay-at-home husbands (Note that titles begin with a capitalized letter and do not require a period at the end.)
Is a "stay-at-home husband" the same as a house-husband who replaces the role of a housewife who's only engaged in housework such as cooking, cleaning, laundry, etc?
(Note the addition of articles.)

ex)Traditionally, men were the money earners in families, while women took care of the housework and brought up children. ....Now the wages of these working women are beginning to rise steadily. In fact, the woman earns more than the man in nearly a third of American households with two working parents....According to experts, this trend is partially due to the growth of American's acceptance of stay-at-home husbands. These men play an essentail essential family role formerly limited to women.

Probably so. I am not familiar with the term "house-husband", but it sounds like a husband who stays at home and either doesn't work for compensation (though he does perform domestic work in the home) or who works from home.

[keannu]

Yes. "Stay-at-home mom" is a common term. "Housewife" is not considered politically correct.

Do you say "stay-at-home husband" more or "house husband" more which might sound loathsome as Bobk said?

[SoothingDave]

May I ask what the common term in the US is for someone who does not work but has no children?

I don't know. I just know that "housewife," is usually considered to be dismissive. As in, "oh, she's just a housewife" meaning she has no intelligence or skills to contribute.

What if she's single?

A single woman who stays at home and doesn't work? Either "unemployed" or a "single mom" is she is a mother.

[SoothingDave]

Do you say "stay-at-home husband" more or "house husband" more which might sound loathsome as Bobk said?

I don't think I've had the occasion to use either, but would prefer the first.

[Gillnetter]

I don't know. I just know that "housewife," is usually considered to be dismissive. As in, "oh, she's just a housewife" meaning she has no intelligence or skills to contribute.

Could be, but I am not familiar with the word being used this way. Maybe it's because I live in the far west of the US.

A single woman who stays at home and doesn't work? Either "unemployed" or a "single mom" is she is a mother.
This doesn't really cover all cases. What if the person is single and doesn't want to work or doesn't have to work? The implication is that being employed is some sort of standard (a black and white situation, if you will) but there are many people who do not have to work or go to school. One single term will not work in these cases.

Gil

[SoothingDave]

I don't think "housewife" has to be a dismissive term, but I know it can be. Of course, there are TV shows like "Desperate Housewives" that use the term.

And I agree that there really isn't one term to describe a single woman who does not work. She could be a student, she could be disabled, she could be one of the idle rich.