stay-at-home dad

English

stay-at-home dad (plural stay-at-home dads)

A father who is the main caregiver of the children and is generally the homemaker of the household.
- 2000 November 26, James Schembari, “Derring-Do of the Stay-at-Home Dad”, in The New York Times‎, ISSN 0362-4331:
  On that note, are any of us guys prepared to have our wives be the sole breadwinners? As one stay-at-home dad said: “I feel funny buying my wife $40 worth of roses with her money.”