Definition of housework
: the work of housekeeping
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I got up early and did some housework.
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By examining their own experiences in a largely patriarchal world, the women laid bare everyday indignities, like being forced do most of the housework, as well as cultural myths and falsehoods about female sexuality.
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By examining their own experiences in a largely patriarchal world, the women laid bare everyday indignities, like being forced do most of the housework, as well as cultural myths and falsehoods about female sexuality.
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Expect that enforcing housework will no doubt include some pushback but the lessons learned, that of responsibility and independence, are skills that will eventually make for more productive, capable adults.
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If the wife is present for the consult, Sandlow will joke that her husband can't do any housework for six months afterward.
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The research proposes that husbands who do chores traditionally delegated to women, such as laundry and cooking, don't spend as much time in the sack as couples who divide housework based on customary gender roles.
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These include no disagreements about parenting styles, no getting irritated when someone isn't doing their fair share of housework, and nobody to question your choices.
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The amount of time women and men spent doing housework and childcare was more equal on work days, although women still got slightly less time to relax.
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But her grand idea to end the drudgeries of housework never took hold, and by 2002, the cost of running the house had bled her savings dry.
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First Known Use of housework
1613
HOUSEWORK Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of housework for English Language Learners
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: work (such as cleaning, cooking, or laundry) that is done to keep a house clean and running properly
HOUSEWORK Defined for Kids
Definition of housework for Students
: the labor involved in housekeeping
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