Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Home-keeping /(-kēp`ĭng)/ · Home·-keep·ing · IPA a. n. 01 a. Staying at home; not gadding. 1. Staying at home; not gadding. “Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.” — Shak. 02 n. A staying at home. 1. A staying at home.