domestic cleaning

Household chore work

Domestic cleaning is the work of keeping a home clean—vacuuming, scrubbing, dusting, and similar tasks.

The term often appears in job listings and service advertisements, distinguishing household cleaning from commercial or industrial cleaning: She runs a domestic cleaning business.

A domestic cleaner is someone hired for this work.

Related

scrub brush · vacuuming · polishing · bleach · sponge · bucket · mop · broom · rubber gloves · paper towels · detergent · spotless · tidy · clutter · grime · surfaces · countertops · floors

Opposites
scale/setting

domestic cleaningindustrial cleaning

Professional-grade facility hygiene services

professional cleaning · office cleaning · janitorial services

action type

domestic cleaningmaking a mess

dirtying · soiling · cluttering · trashing · polluting

Family

domestic, cleaning, domestics, domestically, domesticate, domesticated, domestication, domesticity, domicile

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G