🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

家政婦

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kaseifu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Housekeeper/ˈhaʊsˌkiː.pər/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"家政婦は家の掃除を担当しています。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person employed to manage a household and take care of domestic duties.

    "The housekeeper ensured that the rooms were clean and well-organized for the guests."
  2. 2

    A person who is responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of a house.

    "After a long day at work, she appreciated the help of her housekeeper in keeping the home tidy."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'housekeeper' originates from the combination of 'house', derived from Old English 'hus', meaning a dwelling or shelter, and 'keeper', from Old English 'cepan', meaning to seize or hold. The term has evolved since the Middle Ages to denote someone responsible for managing a household.

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