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housework en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhaʊsˌwɝk/ (General-American)
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Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) 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. 2018, Kristin Lawless, Formerly known as food, →ISBN, page 228:
  2. (uncommon, uncountable) homework

Relateds

inwork

Translations (51)

gd obair-taighe (domestic household chores) · es faenas (domestic household chores) · fa-ira کارِ خانِه (domestic household chores) · ko 집안일 (domestic household chores) · ar أَعْمَال مَنْزِل (domestic household chores) · el οικιακά (domestic household chores) · ru убо́рка (domestic household chores) · th งานบ้าน (domestic household chores) · cmn 家事 (domestic household chores) · pt serviço doméstico (domestic household chores) · da husholdningsarbejde (domestic household chores) · yue 家務 /家务 (domestic household chores) · mr घरकाम (domestic household chores) · cs domácí práce (domestic household chores) · nn husarbeid (domestic household chores) · ky үй иши (domestic household chores) · et kodutöö (domestic household chores) · bg домаки́нска ра́бота (domestic household chores) · nl huishoudelijk werk (domestic household chores) · pl sprzątanie (domestic household chores) · es tareas domésticas (domestic household chores) · cmn 家務 /家务 (domestic household chores) · fi kotityöt (domestic household chores) · uk прибира́ння (domestic household chores) · ru дома́шняя рабо́та (domestic household chores) · fa-ira کارِ خانَگی (domestic household chores) · fi taloustyöt (domestic household chores) · vi việc nhà (domestic household chores) · lv mājasdarbs (domestic household chores) · es quehaceres (domestic household chores) · tl gawaing-bahay (domestic household chores) · pt tarefas domésticas (domestic household chores) · ja 家事 (domestic household chores) · ru рабо́та по до́му (domestic household chores) · io menajo (domestic household chores) · nl huishouden (domestic household chores) · pl prace domowe (domestic household chores) · hu házimunka (domestic household chores) · fa-ira کارْهایِ خانِه (domestic household chores) · sk domáca práca (domestic household chores) · sv hushållsarbete (domestic household chores) · it faccende (domestic household chores) · be пра́ца па ха́це (domestic household chores) · nb husarbeid (domestic household chores) · fr ménage (domestic household chores) · cmn 家務勞動 /家务劳动 (domestic household chores) · ar أَعْمَال الْمَنْزِل (domestic household chores) · ko 가사 (domestic household chores) · de Hausarbeit (domestic household chores) · lt buities darbai (domestic household chores) · uk робо́та по до́му (domestic household chores)