housework
Cleaning and tidying
Housework is the routine tasks required to maintain a home—cleaning, laundry, cooking, tidying.
The term typically excludes major repairs or outdoor maintenance, focusing on recurring indoor chores: I spent Saturday catching up on housework.
Housework has historically fallen disproportionately on women, making it a frequent subject of domestic and feminist discussion.
Extensive and far-reaching
- moppingCleaning floors with water
- dustingRemoving surface grime
- vacuumingRemoving dirt by suction
- laundryItems needing cleaning
ironing · dishwashing · scrubbing · polishing · cooking · tidying · decluttering · organizing
Floor-washing implement
- broomBristled cleaning stick
- vacuumAbsence of matter
- dustpanHandheld floor-debris collector
- spongeAbsorbent cleaning material
bucket · duster · microfiber · squeegee · detergent · soap · bleach · disinfectant
Strenuous, prolonged effort
- drudgeryHard, boring work
- exertionVigorous physical effort
- effortApplied energy toward goals
- workloadAssigned task volume
fatigue · grind · unpaid · invisible · thankless · repetitive · tedious · never-ending
One who manages a household
- housewifeHome-focused married woman
- househusbandMan running domestic affairs
- maidHousehold cleaning worker
- cleanerAgent that removes dirt
helper · homemaking · domesticity · stay-at-home · caregiver
Orderly, or undiluted
- orderlyArranged with care
- declutterRemove unnecessary items
- organizePut into systematic order
- sortMethod of ordering
arrange · straighten · categorize · shelve · uncluttered · spick-and-span · spruce · streamline
Per diem, repeated
- weeklyEvery seven days
- schedulePlan of timed events
- habitualDone by routine
- recurringHappening repeatedly over time
systematic · checklist · timetable · planning · discipline · consistency · regimen · structured
sweeping
Extensive and far-reaching
laundry · ironing · dishwashing · scrubbing · polishing · cooking · tidying · decluttering · organizing · sanitizing
mop
Floor-washing implement
sponge · bucket · duster · microfiber · squeegee · detergent · soap · bleach · disinfectant · polish
toil
Strenuous, prolonged effort
workload · fatigue · grind · unpaid · invisible · thankless · repetitive · tedious · never-ending · undervalued
homemaker
One who manages a household
- housewifeHome-focused married woman
- househusbandMan running domestic affairs
- maidHousehold cleaning worker
cleaner · helper · homemaking · domesticity · stay-at-home · caregiver
neat
Orderly, or undiluted
sort · arrange · straighten · categorize · shelve · uncluttered · spick-and-span · spruce · streamline · simplify
daily
Per diem, repeated
recurring · systematic · checklist · timetable · planning · discipline · consistency · regimen · structured · orderly
maintenance
Preserving working condition
- repairRestore to working order
- fixingRestoring proper function
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
servicing · care · mending · patching · replacing · restoring · upholstery · caulking · painting · touch-up
- Domestic Lifecleaning, laundry, sewing, childcare, family recipes
- labourmanual labour, forced labour, child labour, labourer, toil
- drudgerychores, busywork, drudgery, routine tasks, toil
- family dutiescaregiving, childcare, elder care, parenting, family support
- household dutiescleaning, laundry, cooking, dishes, chores
- household taskscleaning, cooking, laundry, chores, dishes
houseworkyard work
Outdoor property maintenance
yardwork · gardening · lawn care · landscaping · groundskeeping
houseworkoffice work
Administrative job tasks
employment · wage labor · breadwinning · salaried work · job
houseworkleisure
Free time for relaxation
recreation · relaxation · free time · play · rest