domestic duties
Tasks around house
Domestic duties are the tasks involved in running a household—cleaning, cooking, laundry, childcare, and general upkeep.
The phrase often carries gendered weight, historically referring to work expected of women: She was raised to prioritize domestic duties over career ambitions.
The term can sound dated or pointed, implying traditional divisions of labor.
- doing laundryCleaning worn garments
- laundryItems needing cleaning
- dustingRemoving surface grime
- babysittingCaring for others' children temporarily
- moppingCleaning floors with water
washing dishes · changing diapers · sweeping · wash · thankless · baking · sanitizing · drudgery · organizing · unpaid · fold · housekeeper · cook · grocery shopping · vacuuming · invisible · mental load · second shift
- homemakingcooking, cleaning, laundry, recipes, baking
- household dutieshousework, cleaning, laundry, cooking, dishes
- household managementhousework, chores, domestic chores, cleaning, laundry
- gender rolesgender roles, masculinity, femininity, gender stereotypes, traditional roles
- Islamic familyumm, ab, bint, household, birr
- marriagebride, groom, wedding, husband, wife
domestic dutiesoffice work
Administrative job tasks
civic duties · public duties · business obligations · job duties · public life
domestic dutiesleisure time
Unscheduled waking hours
recreation · relaxation · free time · leisure activities · hobbies
domestic dutieshired help
domestic service · household staff · maid service · cleaning service · butler service