Household Definition
household
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Household
English
Etymology
From house + hold.
Pronunciation
- (UK): IPA: /ˈhaʊshəʊld/, SAMPA: /"haUsh@Uld/
- (US): enPR: housʹhōld, IPA: /ˈhaʊshoʊld/, SAMPA: /"haUshoUld/
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Noun
household (plural households)
- Collectively, all the persons who live in a given house; a family including attendants, servants etc.; a domestic or family establishment.
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 5:
- Although I was a member of the royal household, I was not among the privileged few who were trained for rule.
Adjective
household (not comparable)
- Belonging to the same house and family.
- Of anything found in or having its origin in a home.
Derived terms
Terms derived from
household
Translations
beloning to same house and family
found in or having its origin in a home
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