homemaking
- noun
- /ˈhoʊmˌmeɪkɪŋ/
- In her book, she discusses the importance of homemaking skills in creating a nurturing family environment.
- homemaking services
- community services included homemaking
Examples
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A homecare agency, CareMost, provides homemaking services to Mrs. Z, who is unable to walk.
Academic text (1998) -
She enjoys homemaking and often shares tips on how to manage household tasks more efficiently.
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I will remain at home and continue to learn homemaking skills.
Blog text (34) -
Her taste isn't bad, but her homemaking skills seem to be.
Fiction book (1999) -
I like to share homemaking and also share our tips on being frugal and things like that.
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Instruction should be provided in parent education, which includes principles of homemaking, family relationships, child care, and child psychology.
Academic text (1995) -
In-home care is also available, including homemaking and health services, such as assistance with personal care.
Blog text (28) -
Priorities are greater in number and are generally at a time of life when child-rearing and homemaking duties do not claim all their efforts.
Academic text (1999) -
Gaining greater self-understanding, I made sense retrospectively of my ten-year movement from homemaking and professional musical performance to my entry into a full-time psychotherapy practice.
Academic text (1999) -
Many families benefit from professional homemaking services that help keep their homes organized and clean.
Synonyms
Work that keeps a home clean and running, like cleaning and cooking
The life and daily tasks people do at home, like cooking and cleaning
A school class that teaches cooking, sewing, and home skills
A school subject about running a home, like cooking, sewing, and managing money
School subject that teaches cooking, cleaning, sewing, and how to run a home
Work to keep a home clean and organized
Managing a home's money and daily chores to keep it running
Managing a home and doing daily tasks like cooking and cleaning
Knowing how to do household tasks like cooking and cleaning
Practical skills for running a home, like cooking and sewing
How Organized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word homemaking is simply the two English words home and making, where home means 'the place where you live' and making means 'creating or putting things in order'. So, homemaking is about creating and looking after a comfortable, well‑organized home, which is why it means managing household tasks like cooking, cleaning and caring for family.