housework
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housework
- /ˈhaʊsˌwɜːk/ UK
- /ˈhaʊsˌwɝk/ US
Where it comes from
From house + work. Cognate with Dutch huiswerk (“homework”).
noun
- domestic household chores such as cleaning and cooking 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.
- homework
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: housekeeping, housecleaning, homemaking, housekeeper, homemaker, household, housewife, family, home, cleaning, chores, tidying, laundering, ironing, dusting, sweeping
Translations
Every language
noun domestic household chores
| Español | tareas domésticas, quehaceres, faenas |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 가사 gasa, 집안일 jibanil |
| 日本語 | 家事 kaji |
| 中文 | 家務 /家务 jiāwù, 家務勞動 /家务劳动 jiāwù láodòng, 家事 jiāshì |
| Português | serviço doméstico, tarefas domésticas |
| Français | ménage |
| Deutsch | Hausarbeit |
| Italiano | faccende |
| Ελληνικά | οικιακά oikiaká |
| Русский | рабо́та по до́му rabóta po dómu, дома́шняя рабо́та domášnjaja rabóta, убо́рка ubórka |
| Tiếng Việt | việc nhà |
| العربية | أَعْمَال مَنْزِل ʔaʕmāl manzil, أَعْمَال الْمَنْزِل ʔaʕmāl al-manzil |
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title = {housework},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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