Added 9 October 2026 housekeeping noun Categories: ActionsRare Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about housekeeping at Wordnik → Where our words come from → The work of cleaning and running a house. Origin From house + keeping. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: houseworkhousecleaninghomemakinghousekeeperhomemakerhouseholdhousewifemaidhomehousein-housegovernance Back to today's word