housework

[hous-wurk]

noun

1. the work of cleaning, cooking, etc., to be done in housekeeping.

housework

/ ˈhaʊsˌwɜːk /

noun

1. the work of running a home, such as cleaning, cooking, etc

Other Word Forms

• houseworker noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of housework¹

First recorded in 1570–80; house + work

Example Sentences

“I help my parents, siblings and friends with odd jobs — running social media accounts, housework, pet-sitting,” he said.

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In the kitchen: a sink filled with dishes, because Mr. Gibson insisted that Gibby should do all the housework and she resisted until she could no longer tolerate the mess.

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"We set out to build the robot that helps you, that makes your life better, your general-purpose servant that can do anything around the home, do all the housework..."

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Amy, 36, from Norwich, bought the brush online for £4 to "make life easier" with housework, but it caught in her daughter's hair when the child took it out of the box.

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One possible source of domestic tension: Women often still handle more of the housework and child care, even when they are breadwinners.

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Related Words

• housekeeping 
• sewing