noun
apprenticeship in household management; prospective bride learning housekeeping
Historical term for a young woman, often a prospective bride, who lived with a family to learn domestic skills before marriage. Now largely obsolete, but may appear in period pieces or discussions of pre-modern customs.
昔は、結婚前に家事見習いとして他家に住み込むことがあった。
In the past, some women would live with another family as a housekeeping apprentice before marriage.
この小説の主人公は、家事見習いとして厳しい修行を積んだ。
The protagonist of this novel underwent rigorous training as a household apprentice.
花嫁修業 refers broadly to bridal training, including etiquette and arts, while 家事見習い specifically means living-in apprenticeship focused on housekeeping.
Compound of 家事 (household affairs) and 見習い (apprenticeship). The term reflects a historical practice where young women learned domestic skills through live-in training.