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1household
noun house·hold \ˈhau̇s-ˌhōld, ˈhau̇-ˌsōld\
: the people in a family or other group that are living together in one house
Full Definition of HOUSEHOLD
: those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family; also : a social unit composed of those living together in the same dwelling
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First Known Use of HOUSEHOLD
14th century
Related to HOUSEHOLD
- Synonyms
- extended family, home, house, ménage
Rhymes with HOUSEHOLD
acold, age-old, ahold, all told, behold, bifold, billfold, black gold, blindfold, blue mold, bread mold, choke hold, controlled, Cotswold, cuckold, eightfold, enfold, fanfold, fivefold, fool's gold, foothold, fourfold, freehold, gatefold, go gold, green mold, handhold, head cold, ice-cold, infold, knock cold, leaf mold, leasehold, make bold, ninefold, old gold, onefold, on hold, pinfold, potholed, roothold, scaffold, sheepfold, sixfold, slime mold, stokehold, stone-cold, stronghold, take hold, tenfold, threefold, threshold, toehold, twice-told, twofold, unfold, unmold, untold, uphold, white gold, whole-souled, withhold
2household
adjective
: of or relating to a house or to the people living in a house
: known to many people : familiar or common
Full Definition of HOUSEHOLD
1
: of or relating to a household : domestic <cooking and other household arts>
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First Known Use of HOUSEHOLD
14th century
Related to HOUSEHOLD
- Antonyms
- nondomestic, nonfamilial
HOUSEHOLD[1] Defined for Kids
1household
noun house·hold \ˈhau̇s-ˌhōld\
Definition of HOUSEHOLD for Kids
: all the people in a family or group who live together in one house
2household
adjective
Definition of HOUSEHOLD for Kids
1
: of or relating to a house or a household <household chores>
2
: familiar 1 <The actor became a household name.>
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