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BNC: 7299 COCA: 15787

housework

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
housework /ˈhaʊsˌwɚk/ noun
housework
/ˈhaʊsˌwɚk/
noun
Learner's definition of HOUSEWORK
[noncount]
: work (such as cleaning, cooking, or laundry) that is done to keep a house clean and running properly家务劳动;家事
BNC: 7299 COCA: 15787

housework

noun

house·​work ˈhau̇s-ˌwərk How to pronounce housework (audio)
: the work of housekeeping

Example Sentences

I got up early and did some housework.
Recent Examples on the Web The children took on much of the cooking and housework. James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 Without the ability to read and write, women may be limited to occupations focused on child care and housework, which are often unpaid or underpaid. Taryn Fusco, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021 Suddenly, my husband and I were doing all the childcare and the housework and still working full-time jobs. Lindsey Stanberry, Fortune, 29 June 2022 This means that working from home is used to expand childcare or housework hours. Caitlin Harrington, Wired, 13 Feb. 2022 Even housework and gardening count as exercise. Challenge your brain and get out of your comfort zone. Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 23 July 2022 This aligns with his own ambitions of evading child care and housework. New York Times, 17 May 2022 One of the exasperating features of everyday gender inequality is that couples can be aware of imbalances in doing housework, state a dislike of them, and yet fall right into them anyway. Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic, 28 June 2022 Basic daily activities like performing housework, grocery shopping, climbing stairs and standing from a chair become more difficult. WSJ, 21 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of housework was in 1613
BNC: 7299 COCA: 15787
housework

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + HOUSEWORK | PHRASES ADJECTIVEheavy, light繁重的/輕鬆的家務The doctor said I could do a little light housework.醫生說我可以做點兒輕鬆的家務活兒。VERB + HOUSEWORKdo做家務I spent all morning doing housework.我整個上午都在做家務。help with幫忙做家務Her husband never helps with the housework.她丈夫從不幫忙做家務。PHRASESdo your share of the housework分擔家務活兒He does his fair share of housework.他分擔一部份家務。

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