housekeeping Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the work of cleaning and running a house
    housework.
  2. verb maintain a household; take care of all business related to a household
    housekeep.

WordNet

House"keep`ing noun
Definitions
  1. The state of being occupying a dwelling house as a householder.
  2. Care of domestic concerns; management of a house and home affairs.
  3. Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of provisions. Obs.
    Tell me, softly and hastly, what's in the pantry? Small housekeeping enough, said Phoebe. Sir W. Scott.
House"keep`ing adjective
Definitions
  1. Domestic; used in a family; as, housekeeping commodities.

Webster 1913