In the modern sense, housekeeping is the general name of family relations and their things. Home economics involves family business, family law, family style, income and expenditure, education, interpersonal relationship, the relationship between family and relatives, friends and neighbors, and so on. Housekeeping now generally refers to housekeeping services, including part-time, nanny, cleaning, nursing, hourly work, family relocation services and so on.

Housekeeping refers to the management of family affairs. "Politics" refers to administration and management, which includes three contents: first, planning and decision-making; The second is leadership, command, coordination and control; The third is reference, supervision and evaluation.

Housekeeping refers to things related to the life of all or part of family members in this small family group. It means "business" and it also means "important".

In practice, it requires us to focus on the major events, that is, to do the major events that have a bearing on the overall situation well first. Of course, major events and minor events are interrelated, and minor events cannot be ignored.

Housekeeping also refers to the rules or codes of conduct of family life. There are some rules about behavior and relationship in family life, some of which are written into articles, some of which are agreed orally through consultation, and some of which have become unwritten and established rules in long-term common life. These rules are both comprehensive and individual, such as study and entertainment, and often need special provisions.

Housekeeping refers to practical knowledge and skills in family life. Family affairs are very specific and practical, and people's cultivation, understanding and management must be combined with daily behavior to show their intentions and realize their wishes.

According to the definition of "Professional Standards for Domestic Servants in People's Republic of China (PRC)", what we usually call "housekeeping" refers to family service, that is, domestic servants manage housework, take care of family members and manage family-related affairs as required.

With the development of domestic industry, domestic workers can be subdivided into domestic workers, mental workers and domestic workers. Among them, housekeeping service is a higher level of intelligent family service.