verbless common
To manage a home and do its daily work.
She housekeeps while her husband works.
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In everyday American English, people more often say do the housework or do the housekeeping.
American English
How to pronounce housekeep
verbB2
HOWSkeep
/ˈhaʊsˌkip̚/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
To manage a home and do its daily work.
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The past form is housekept, not housekeeped.