household

[ hous-hohld, -ohld ]
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noun
  1. the people of a house collectively; a family including its servants.

adjective
  1. of or relating to a household: household furniture.

  2. for use in maintaining a home, especially for use in cooking, cleaning, laundering, repairing, etc., in the home: a household bleach.

  1. common or usual; ordinary.

Origin of household

1
First recorded in 1350–1400, household is from the Middle English word houshold.See house, hold1

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British Dictionary definitions for household

household

/ (ˈhaʊsˌhəʊld) /


noun
  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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