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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 [ˈhaʊsˌhəʊld]

n

1. the people living together in one house collectively

2. (modifier) of, relating to, or used in the running of a household; domestic household management

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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

family, home, house, ménage, family circle growing up in a male-only household

adjective

domestic, family, domiciliary I always do the household chores first.

Translations

household [ˈhaʊshəʊld]

A. N (= home) → casa f; (= family) → familia f

B. CPD household accounts NPL → cuentas fpl de la casa
Household Cavalry N (Mil) → Guardia f Real
household chores NPL → quehaceres mpl domésticos, tareas fpl de la casa
household expenses NPL → gastos mpl de la casa
household gods NPL → penates mpl
household goods NPL → enseres mpl domésticos
household linen N → ropa f blanca
household name N he's a household name → es una persona conocidísima
household refuse N → basura f doméstica, residuos mpl domésticos
household soap N → jabón m familiar
household troops NPL (Brit) → guardia fsing real
household word N it's a household word (fig) → es el pan de cada día

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household [ˈhaʊshəʊld]

n

(= people) → famille f, maisonnée f

(= house) → ménage m

modif [income] → du ménage; [bill] → du ménage; [waste] → ménager/ère
household appliance n → appareil m électroménager
household chores npl (= housework) → travaux mpl ménagers

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household

n → Haushalt m; a male-only household → ein Haushalt, der nur aus Männern besteht

attr → Haushalts-; household appliance → Haushaltsgerät nt; household furniture → Wohnmöbel pl; household chores → häusliche Pflichten pl, → Hausarbeit f; household commodities → Haushaltswaren pl; household goods → Hausrat m, → Haushaltswaren pl

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household:

household god

n → Hausgott m; the telly has become the household in many homes → der Fernseher ist in vielen Familien zum Götzen geworden

household insurance

n → Hausratversicherung f

household linen

n → Tisch- und Bettwäsche f, → Weißwäsche f (dated)

household name

n to be a household → ein Begriff sein; to become a household → zu einem Begriff werden

household word

n → Begriff m; to become a household → zu einem Begriff werden

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household [ˈhaʊsˌhəʊld]

1. n → casa, famiglia

2. adj (accounts, expenses, equipment) → della casa, domestico/a

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household [ˈhaʊsˌhəʊld]

1. n → casa, famiglia

2. adj (accounts, expenses, equipment) → della casa, domestico/a

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household → أهل البيت domácnost husholdning Haushalt νοικοκυριό hogar familiar talous ménage domaćinstvo famiglia 家族 가족 huishouden husholdning gospodarstwo domowe agregado familiar, residentes домочадцы hushåll ครอบครัว hane halkı hộ gia đình 家庭