household

house·hold  (houshld)

n.

1.

a. A domestic unit consisting of the members of a family who live together along with nonrelatives such as servants.

b. The living spaces and possessions belonging to such a unit.

2. A person or group of people occupying a single dwelling: the rise of nonfamily households.

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or used in a household: household appliances.

2. Commonly known; familiar: has become a household name.

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[Middle English houshold : hous, house; see house + hold, possession, holding (from Old English, from healdan, to hold; see hold¹).]

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household

Noun

all the people living together in one house

Adjective

relating to the running of a household: household budget

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Household the inmates of a house, including the servants and attendants—Wilkes.

Example: household of faith, 1526.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

household - a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home" family, menage, home, house broken home - a family in which the parents have separated or divorced conjugal family, nuclear family - a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner extended family - a family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood relatives foster family - the family of a fosterling foster home - a household in which an orphaned or delinquent child is placed (usually by a social-service agency) menage a trois - household for three; an arrangement where a married couple and a lover of one of them live together while sharing sexual relations social unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"

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household

noun 1. family, home, house, ménage, family circle, ainga N.Z.

modifier 2. domestic, family, domiciliary

Translations

household [ˈhaushəuld] n → familia

household [ˈhaushəuld] house n (Admin etc) → ménage m (= people); famille f, maisonnée f;

household name → nom connu de tout le monde

household [ˈhaushəuld] house n → Haushalt m;

to be a household name house → ein Begriff sein

household [ˈhaushəuld] n → famiglia, casa