housework

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

housework
    n 1: the work of cleaning and running a house [syn: {housework},
         {housekeeping}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Housework \House"work`\, n.
   The work belonging to housekeeping; especially, kitchen work,
   sweeping, scrubbing, bed making, and the like.
   [1913 Webster]