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- [hous-kee-ping]
- /ˈhaʊsˌki pɪŋ/
- /ˈhaʊskiːpɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hous-kee-ping]
- /ˈhaʊsˌki pɪŋ/
Definitions of housekeeping word
- noun housekeeping the maintenance of a house or domestic establishment. 1
- noun housekeeping the management of household affairs. 1
- noun housekeeping the management, care, and servicing of property and equipment of an industrial or commercial building or organization. 1
- noun housekeeping the ongoing routine, procedures, operations, and management of a commercial enterprise, government, organization, or the like. 1
- noun housekeeping Computers. system tasks, as initialization and managing peripheral devices, that must be done to permit a computer program to execute properly but that do not directly contribute to program output. 1
- verb without object housekeeping to keep or maintain a house. 1
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Origin of housekeeping
First appearance:
before 1530 One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1530-40; house + keeping
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Housekeeping
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
housekeeping popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
housekeeping usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for housekeeping
noun housekeeping
- housework — the work of cleaning, cooking, etc., to be done in housekeeping.
- domestic science — home economics.
- housewifery — the function or work of a housewife; housekeeping.
- chores — a small or odd job; routine task.
- cleaning — the act of removing dirt or something undesirable
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