Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Housekeeping \House"keep`ing\, a.
   Domestic; used in a family; as, housekeeping commodities.

Housekeeping \House"keep`ing\, n.
   1. The state of occupying a dwelling house as a householder.

   2. Care of domestic concerns; management of a house and home
      affairs.

   3. Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of
      provisions. [Obs.]

            Tell me, softly and hastily, what's in the pantry?
            Small housekeeping enough, said Ph[oe]be. --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.

Source : WordNet®

housekeeping
     n : the work of cleaning and running a house [syn: {housework}]