household

Speech parts

1. household - Noun

2. household - Adjective

3. Household - Proper noun

Meaning

Those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family.

A line of ancestory; a race or house.

Belonging to the house and family; domestic; as, household furniture; household affairs.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

house family home menage domestic residence clan dwelling kin domicile family unit ouse curia fireside hearthstone
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Antonyms

supreme sepulchre sepulcher grand golgotha cemetery
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Hypernyms

unit social unit

Hyponyms

nuclear family foster home foster family extended family menage a trois broken home

Phrases with the word

household name household furnishings household management head of the household household head single parent household

Examples

My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint. Erma Bombeck

I grew up in a Hindu household but went to a Roman Catholic school. I grew up with a mother who said, 'I'll arrange a marriage for you at 18,' but she also said that we could achieve anything we put our minds to and encourage us to dream of becoming prime minister or president. Indra Nooyi

Wherever the citizen becomes indifferent to his fellows, so will the husband be to his wife, and the father of a family toward the members of his household. Wilhelm von Humboldt

A thin cat and a fat woman are the shame of a household. Corsican Proverb

There is no household without domestic fight. Bengali Proverb

If you want to love your household as much as your bread then you will have to knead your wife like dough. French Proverb

Close letter words and terms

houseguest househead househelp household apparatus household appliance household appliance baking bread