Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

householding

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
house-hold-ing
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Management of a household; housekeeping.

Uncountable

noun

The fact of being a householder; ownership or occupation of a house

Uncountable

adj

Having the role of householder; managing a household.

Etymology

From Middle English housholding, equivalent to household + -ing (gerund ending). Compare Saterland Frisian Húushooldenge (“household”), West Frisian húshâlding (“household”).

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Questions

What does householding mean?
Management of a household; housekeeping.
Where does householding come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce householding

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