light housekeeping

noun

1

: domestic work restricted to the less laborious duties

2

: housekeeping in quarters with limited facilities for cooking

Examples of light housekeeping in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Valet and concierge services are available 24/7, and The Vi handles all maintenance and even provides light housekeeping. — Vi At Aventura, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025

On the non-medical side, many older adults will need help with tasks such as personal care, meal preparation, light housekeeping and transportation. — Joan Ekobena, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025

PCAs can help prepare meals, do chores like laundry or light housekeeping; home health aides assist with bathing and dressing, and other daily living activities. — Liz Seegert, Fortune Well, 4 June 2023

Cleaning schedules vary across Hyatt properties, with some offering light housekeeping services. — USA TODAY, 6 May 2023

But while my own experience included a little light housekeeping and some yard work, the responsibilities of actual lightkeepers—before automation in the 20th century made the job obsolete—were much more demanding. — Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Apr. 2023

At home, her activities include laundry and light housekeeping. — Dallas News, 16 Feb. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for light housekeeping

• beekeeping
• bookkeeping
• gatekeeping
• peacekeeping
• safekeeping
• timekeeping
• beeping
• creeping
• heaping
• keeping
• leaping
• peeping