household chores
Cleaning and cooking
Household chores are the routine tasks required to maintain a home—cleaning, laundry, dishes, cooking, yard work.
The term typically implies work that recurs and feels obligatory rather than optional: We split the household chores evenly.
Chores often carry connotations of tedium, something to be divided or delegated rather than enjoyed.
- laundryItems needing cleaning
- dirty laundryEmbarrassing private matters
- doing dishesCleaning cookware and tableware
- dustingRemoving surface grime
- moppingCleaning floors with water
sweeping · househusband · scrubbing · taking out trash · making beds · sanitizing · ironing · mop · tidying · decluttering · spring cleaning · meal preparation · to-do list · mental load · dishwashing · folding · eldercare · childcare
- brownie traitsdomestic helper, nocturnal activity, protective spirit, English folklore
- homemakingcooking, cleaning, laundry, recipes, baking
- household dynamicsrules, roles, siblings, parents, routines
- Shared Responsibilitiesrent, bills, mortgage, childcare, co-parenting
- genre scenesdomestic scene, tavern scene, market scene, village scene, dining room
- child laborchild labor, child workers, child labor laws, bonded labor, debt bondage
household choresleisure activities
Pursuits during free time
recreation · hobbies · relaxation · fun · entertainment
household choresoffice work
Administrative job tasks
wage labor · career · employment · job duties · breadwinning