Definitions for: Housekeeping


[n] the work of cleaning and running a house



Webster (1913) Definition: House"keep`ing, n.
1. The state of occupying a dwelling house as a householder.

2. Care of domestic concerns; management of a house and home
affairs.

3. Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of
provisions. [Obs.]

Tell me, softly and hastily, what's in the pantry?
Small housekeeping enough, said Ph[oe]be. --Sir W.
Scott.


House"keep`ing, a.
Domestic; used in a family; as, housekeeping commodities.

Synonyms: housework

See Also: work

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