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kinkeeping

American

[kin-kee-ping] / ˈkɪnˌki pɪŋ /

Or kin-keeping

noun

Sociology.

the labor involved in maintaining and enhancing family ties, including organizing social occasions, remembering birthdays, sending gifts, etc..

In many households, women are responsible for domestic labor including housework, child care, and kinkeeping.

Other Word Forms

kinkeeper

noun

Etymology

Origin of kinkeeping

First recorded in 1975–80; kin ( def. ) + keeping ( def. )

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kinkeeping

The “magical kinkeeping glue” is a series of behaviors.

From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2018

Lots of boomer parents tried to raise kids with fewer gender restrictions and expectations, so aren’t those engaged dads taking on more of the kinkeeping by now?

From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2018

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