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household choresRegular tasks that must be done to maintain a home, such as cleaning, cooking, and laundry

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: Regular tasks that must be done to maintain a home, such as cleaning, cooking, and laundry

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈhaʊshoʊld tʃɔːrz/

Korean meaning: 청소, 요리, 빨래 등 집을 유지하기 위해 해야 하는 일상적인 집안일

Korean pronunciation: **하우스**홀드 **처**어즈

Example Sentences

  • My robot vacuum does some household chores while I binge-watch Netflix.
  • The household chores seem to multiply faster than rabbits when you ignore them.
  • Teaching children to do household chores helps them develop responsibility and life skills.

household chores

NOUN

//ˈhaʊshoʊld tʃɔːrz//

Regular tasks that must be done to maintain a home, such as cleaning, cooking, and laundry

household chores concept
💡 Concept

Saturday morning, the whole family tackles household chores together.

household chores rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Household chores behind every doors, scrubbing all the floors!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈhaʊshoʊld tʃɔːrz/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈhaʊshəʊld tʃɔːz/

🌳Etymology

Roothousehold

Origin

household는 'house(집)'와 'hold(유지하다)'의 합성어로 14세기부터 사용되었으며, chore는 고대 영어 'cierr(일, 노동)'에서 유래하여 19세기에 현재의 의미로 정착했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

doorsfloorsstores
doors
floors
stores

🔗Collocations

do household chores
share household chores
daily household chores
heavy household chores
assign household chores
routine household chores

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My robot vacuum does some household chores while I binge-watch Netflix.

😄 Fun example

The household chores seem to multiply faster than rabbits when you ignore them.

Teaching children to do household chores helps them develop responsibility and life skills.

Modern appliances have significantly reduced the time needed for household chores.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

houseworkdomestic taskshome dutiescleaning tasks

Antonyms

leisure activitiesrelaxationentertainment

Related

cleaningmaintenancedomestichomemakingtidying

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