keep house

1.
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- To manage and maintain a household by performing domestic tasks such as cooking, cleaning, shopping, and other routine chores.
- To take responsibility for the everyday running of a home, including caring for family members and organizing household affairs.
2.
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- To live in a home as the person in charge of its domestic management, especially when doing so on behalf of another person.
- To act as the household's primary homemaker or housekeeper, often implying a domestic or subordinate role in historical or traditional contexts.

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