Housework

//ˈhaʊsˌwɝk// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    domestic household chores such as cleaning and cooking uncountable

    "In the preindustrial era the burden of housework fell on the shoulders of every inhabitant of the house: men, women, and children all devoted their energies and time to work in the home and on the farms, because most Americans were involved with at least some of their own food production."

  2. 2
    the work of cleaning and running a house wordnet
  3. 3
    homework uncommon, uncountable

Synonyms

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housecleaninghousekeepinghousekeeping

Example

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"I had to do all the housework, but I wish I had gone to the movies or shopping."

Etymology

From house + work. Cognate with Dutch huiswerk (“homework”).

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