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Examples of housework in a Sentence
I got up early and did some housework.
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In recent decades, women’s labor force participation has leveled off, men and women remain concentrated into different occupations, and women continue to shoulder significantly more housework and childcare than men.
—Marianne Cooper, Harvard Business Review, 1 Nov. 2024
Instead, the team has something better in mind: powering the hardware with the continuously learning generalist 'brains' of AI software, so existing machines will be able to autonomously carry out a growing amount of tasks that require precise movements and dexterity – including housework.
—New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2024
Research suggests that even short periods of fathers’ leave can have long-lasting effects on their involvement in child care and housework.
—Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 30 Oct. 2024
The researchers cited a range of factors that might explain the small gap—including the round-the-clock responsibilities of unpaid housework, which women still perform more commonly than men—and few opportunities for catch-up naps during the day.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
1613, in the meaning defined above
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“Housework.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housework. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
housework
noun
house·work
ˈhau̇-ˌswərk
: the work of housekeeping
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