主しゅ夫ふ

noun

househusband; stay-at-home dad

Colloquial term, a playful coinage based on 主婦 (しゅふ, housewife). Used for a husband who manages the household while the wife works.

See also: 主婦

• 最さい近きん、主しゅ夫ふになる男だん性せいが増ふえているらしい。

  Lately, it seems more men are becoming househusbands.

• 彼かれは料りょう理りが得とく意いな主しゅ夫ふだ。

  He is a househusband who is good at cooking.