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
SÜHeyl	-	Turkish
Cleveland	['kli:vlənd]
Treasach	-	Irish
LesŁAw	LES-wahf	Polish
Ebu BekİR	-	Turkish
Nizar	-	Arabic