housework

American  

[hous-wurk] / ˈhaʊsˌwɜrk /

noun

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

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housework British  

/ ˈhaʊsˌwɜːk /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• houseworker noun

Etymology

Origin of housework

First recorded in 1570–80; house + work

Example Sentences

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

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

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Literature

"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..."

From BBC

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.

From BBC

Related Words

• housekeeping
• sewing