The management of a household considered as an occupation.

plural of homemaking

(US) A person who maintains the administration and upkeep of his or her residence, especially one who is not employed outside the home; one who runs the household.

plural of homemaker

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of homemake

(transitive) To prepare (a recipe, etc.) at home through one's own efforts, rather than buying it; to create homemade goods.

(intransitive) To manage a household; to engage in homemaking.

(Canada, US) A woman who no longer has a reliable source of income from her husband, as a result of divorce, widowhood, disability, etc.

plural of displaced homemaker