housework
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of housework
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
That would require men to embrace feminist behaviors like treating women as equals and doing their fair share of housework.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
About half of caregivers regularly assisted a parent with errands, housework and home repairs.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026
These tools also allow women tasked with gestating children, caring for infants, and doing housework to not be completely consumed by it.
From Slate • Jan. 20, 2026
Woody worked full time while going to school, quit watching TV and handed off housework to family members while she attended in-person classes at night and on Saturday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025
I knew it was a rude question, but a big house needs a cook and a gardener and someone to tend to the housework.
From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
