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Meaning of "household chores" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOUSEHOLD CHORES

household chores  [ˈhaʊsˌhəʊld tʃɔːz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOUSEHOLD CHORES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Household chores is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOUSEHOLD CHORES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Housekeeping

Housekeeping refers to the management of duties and chores involved in the running of a household, such as cleaning, cooking, home maintenance, shopping and bill pay. These tasks may be performed by the household members, or by other persons hired to perform these tasks. The term is also used to refer to the money allocated for such use. By extension, an office or organization, as well as the maintenance of computer storage systems. A housekeeper is a person employed to manage a household, and the domestic staff. According to Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management, the housekeeper is second in command in the house and "except in large establishments, where there is a house steward, the housekeeper must consider herself as the immediate representative of her mistress".

Definition of household chores in the English dictionary

The definition of household chores in the dictionary is tasks such as cleaning, washing, and ironing that have to be done regularly at home.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOUSEHOLD CHORES


applause
əˈplɔːz
Azores
əˈzɔːz
cause
kɔːz
chores
tʃɔːz
clause
klɔːz
dogshores
ˈdɒɡˌʃɔːz
Doors
dɔːz
drawers
drɔːz
gauze
ɡɔːz
in-laws
ˈɪnˌlɔːz
indoors
ˌɪnˈdɔːz
jaws
dʒɔːz
kickshaws
ˈkɪkˌʃɔːz
menopause
ˈmɛnəʊˌpɔːz
outdoors
ˌaʊtˈdɔːz
pause
pɔːz
scores
skɔːz
shores
ʃɔːz
stores
stɔːz
yours
jɔːz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOUSEHOLD CHORES

housefly
housefront
houseful
household
household ammonia
household appliances
household arts
Household Cavalry
household gods
household goods
household insurance
household linen
household name
household rubbish
household soap
household troops
household word
householder
householdership
househusband

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOUSEHOLD CHORES

Flores
Lake Miraflores
literae humaniores
Miraflores
mores
naval stores
Pescadores
small stores
summer sores
the Azores
wherefores

Synonyms and antonyms of household chores in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «household chores» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOUSEHOLD CHORES

Find out the translation of household chores to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of household chores from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «household chores» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

家务
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

las tareas del hogar
570 millions of speakers

English

household chores
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घर के काम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأعمال المنزلية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

домашние дела
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tarefas domésticas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিবারের কাজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tâches ménagères
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kerja rumah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hausarbeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

家事
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tugas rumah tangga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

công việc gia đình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வீட்டு வேலைகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घरगुती कामे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ev işleri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

faccende domestiche
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prace domowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

домашні справи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

treburile casnice
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δουλειές του σπιτιού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

huiswerkies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hushållssysslor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

husarbeid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of household chores

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOUSEHOLD CHORES»

The term «household chores» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.381 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOUSEHOLD CHORES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «household chores» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «household chores» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about household chores

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOUSEHOLD CHORES»

Discover the use of household chores in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to household chores and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Household Chores and Household Choices: Theorizing the ...
Annotation A presentation of a variety of archaeological case studies that seek to understand daily life of past societies in a wide range of locations and circumstances.
Kerri Saige Barile, Jamie C. Brandon, 2004
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Choreganizers: The Visual Way to Organize Household Chores
Each Choreganizer comes with 48 colorful chore cards that represent chores like feeding pets or washing dishes.
Jennifer Steward, 1989
3
Winning the Chores Wars: How to Get Your Child to Do ...
A practical guide with activities to motivate children to complete chores independently.
Lee Canter, 1996
4
Handbook of Marriage and the Family
Household chores — cooking, washing, and cleaning — were the most clearly gender-segregated tasks for families in the USA Today study. Fourteen percent of the men said they did the most household chores, 86% of the men said their ...
Marvin B. Sussman, Suzanne K. Steinmetz, Gary W. Peterson, 1999
5
Gender Equality at the Heart of Decent Work: Sixth Item on ...
In many regions, it is common for girls to take on a great deal of household work for their families, including caregiving, cooking, cleaning, laundry, and gathering water and fuel. Boys also participate in household chores, but spend fewer hours  ...
‎2009
6
Child Labor: A World History Companion
In the late teen years, there was a slight drop-off in the level of work done; some studies have shown that for adolescents, household chores and domestic duties often are an area of disagreement with parents. This might stem in part from the ...
Sandy Hobbs, Jim McKechnie, Michael Lavalette, 1999
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How to Thrive, Not Just Survive: A Guide to Developing ...
Blind and visually impaired children should be assigned household chores in line with what is normally expected of other siblings. All children in a family should be treated equally within reason. Some tasks that may be given to blind and ...
Rose-Marie Swallow, Kathleen Mary Huebner, 1987
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Sociology in a Changing World
Sociologist Arlie Hochschild (1989) coined the term the sec- ond shift to describe the extra time working women spend doing household chores after working at a job outside the home. This term emphasizes the expectation that women who ...
William Kornblum, 2007
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Life Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs
Comments: There is a lot of work involved in running a household. Ideally, most of the chores are shared by family members! In this lesson, students are to identify common household chores and think about who is primarily responsible for that ...
Darlene Mannix, 2009
10
Handbook of Psychology, Health Psychology
Likely the most researched and notable cause of this strain is that women continue to take on the primary responsibilities for household chores and childcare, even though the majority also are employed outside the home ( Marshall & Barnett, ...
Irving B. Weiner, Donald K. Freedheim, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOUSEHOLD CHORES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term household chores is used in the context of the following news items.
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7 major conversations every couple needs to have - News …
Talk about who cooks the meals -- will this duty be shared? Discuss how you work together on household chores, such as washing the dishes, ... «The Northwest Florida Daily News, Jul 15»
2
3 Golden Rules of Checkout Abandonment And When to Break Them
... try and come up with another username and password than it does to tackle household chores—from folding the laundry to scrubbing toilets. «Business 2 Community, Jul 15»
3
Can TV Ads join the fight for equality? - Livemint
Not in the 1990s, but things are looking up. Now there's even an ad that says household chores have no gender. Print ... «Livemint, Jul 15»
4
Bret Bielema breaks down love of cooking - SEC Blog - ESPN
Jen Bielema makes the division of household chores even by taking care of the cleaning. Which is good because the farthest she's gotten as a ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
5
Too young to wed: Malawi chief sends married children back to school
"I don't want youthful marriages, they must go to school … no child should be found loitering at home or doing household chores during school ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»
6
Are Fit Kids Smarter? | Everyday Health
That means going for weekend bike rides with your kids, squeezing in a game of tennis, or even turning household chores that burn calories ... «Everyday Health, Jul 15»
7
Steps to surviving summer vacation - Thousand Oaks Acorn
You are the boss and do not need to justify your decisions. However, you can explain to them that household chores belong to every member of ... «Thousand Oaks Acorn, Jul 15»
8
FINCHANNEL.com - American Teens Expected to Collectively Save …
... though they noted the appropriate age to start doing household chores was, on average, 7 years old. Tasks range from cleaning one's room, ... «The FINANCIAL, Jul 15»
9
Do This! Springsteen tribute, play about Browns fans, vampire movie …
As one summary notes, “they squabble over household chores, struggle to keep up with the latest trends in technology and fashion, antagonize ... «Akron Beacon Journal, Jul 15»
10
7 major conversations every couple needs to have - News - Butler …
Talk about who cooks the meals -- will this duty be shared? Discuss how you work together on household chores, such as washing the dishes, ... «Butler County Times Gazette, Jul 15»

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