keep house

to manage a household. I hate to keep house. I'd rather live in a tent than keep house. My grandmother kept house for nearly sixty years.

to clean, wash clothes, cook, and do other similar jobs in a home His cousin Ella lived there and kept house for both of them.

Manage a household, especially do the housework. For example, It's difficult to find time to keep house when you work full-time. [c. 1600]

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kayleen	KAY-leen	English (Rare)
Fernando	fer-NAHN-do (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Jeri	JER-ee	English
Orli	-	Hebrew
Sue	SOO	English
Jodocus	yo-DO-kəs (Dutch)	Dutch (Archaic), Ancient Celtic (Latinized)