Homemakings

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The activities and tasks involved in managing a household, including cooking, cleaning, and organizing the home environment
2. The practice of creating a comfortable and efficient living space through various domestic endeavors such as food preparation and tidiness
3. An assortment of responsibilities and skills essential for maintaining a household, emphasizing nurturing and organization of domestic life

Etymology: "Homemakings" is the plural of "homemaking", a noun for the tasks involved in running a household. It is a plain compound of "home" and "making", with the sense of "making" here meaning the creating or maintaining of something through ongoing work. Its plural form simply counts separate instances or kinds of such work, so one speaks of the homemakings a family shares, such as cooking, cleaning and mending.

Synonyms: household managements, domestic affairs, home managements, home economics, family managements