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单词 homekeeping
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homekeepingn.

Brit. /ˈhəʊmˌkiːpɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈhoʊmˌkipɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: home n.1, keeping n.
Etymology: < home n.1 + keeping n. Compare home-keeping adj. and earlier home keeper n. Compare also housekeeping n.
1. The action of staying at home, or of not venturing far from home. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
society > inhabiting and dwelling > [noun] > home-life
home life1602
homekeeping1612
1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus ii. 375 These [sc. vertues] be seaven in number, 1. Love of their husbands... 4. Chastitie. 5. Home keeping. [etc.].
1620 T. Gataker Marriage Duties 20 As the Apostle ioyneth chastitie and home keeping together, as the one a meanes of preseruing the other: so the wise man maketh such gadding abroad a note of a light and a lewd houswife.
2. The action or activity of running a home or household; = housekeeping n. 1b.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > control > [noun] > management or administration > domestic management
housewifeship?c1225
cove and keyc1250
husbandryc1300
economica1393
ménagea1393
householda1398
householdinga1425
housewifery1440
economyc1454
economics1535
house rule1579
householdry1581
managery1586
housekeeping1652
household management1741
notability1756
homebuilding1757
domestic economy1778
Wirtschaft1841
homekeeping1846
housecraft1848
homemaking1863
home economics1872
home science1886
household science1896
domestic science1897
1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece I. i. i. 74 We find ascribed to her..attributes of industry and home-keeping.
1898 Appletons' Pop. Sci. Monthly Feb. 534 Oikology, from its Greek derivation, includes also family life or homekeeping.
1915 Atlantic Monthly May 654/2 Cleaning, disinfecting,..household accounts, nursing, all the elements of home-keeping, were systematically taught.
1984 W. Wharton Scumbler (1986) xv. 175 Kate does most of the homekeeping on these long vacations when she's not teaching.
2005 M. Stewart Martha Rules ix. 173 I had established myself as an expert in the broad category of homekeeping. I was a good cook, a good decorator, and a good gardener.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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