| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| househusband, houseperson (nn.) |
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| Househusband was made on analogy with housewife and is a relatively new term to describe the husband who stays at home and does the domestic work. The zeal for inclusive language has also given us houseperson, which is now in at least one desk dictionary. Since advertisers and food page editors now need an inclusive word for addressing the person who runs the house, houseperson too may prosper, at least in that kind of speech and writing. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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