domestic

[duh-mes-tik]

adjective

1. of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family.

   domestic pleasures.

2. devoted to home life or household affairs.

3. no longer wild; domesticated; tame.

   domestic animals.

4. of or relating to one's own or a particular country as apart from other countries.

   domestic trade.

5. indigenous to or produced or made within one's own country; not foreign; native.

   domestic goods.

noun

1. a hired household servant.

2. something produced or manufactured in one's own country.

3. domestics, household items made of cloth, as sheets, towels, and tablecloths.

domestic

/ dəˈmɛstɪk /

adjective

1. of or involving the home or family

2. enjoying or accustomed to home or family life

3. (of an animal) bred or kept by man as a pet or for purposes such as the supply of food

4. of, produced in, or involving one's own country or a specific country

   domestic and foreign affairs

noun

1. a household servant

2. informal,  (esp in police use) an incident of violence in the home, esp between a man and a woman

Other Word Forms

• domestically adverb
• antidomestic adjective
• antidomestically adverb
• nondomestic adjective
• nondomestically adverb
• predomestic adjective
• predomestically adverb
• semidomestic adjective
• semidomestically adverb
• undomestic adjective
• undomestically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of domestic¹

First recorded in 1515–25; from Latin domesticus, derivative of domus “house” ( dome ); replacing domestique, from Middle French

Word History and Origins

Origin of domestic¹

C16: from Old French domestique, from Latin domesticus belonging to the house, from domus house

Example Sentences

Fifa set up a working group last year to look at the impact of playing competitive domestic matches overseas.

From BBC

The Gamble House has opened its servants quarters to tours and added an art installation that pointedly examines the lives of domestic workers; Gustavo Dudamel is back at the Hollywood Bowl.

From Los Angeles Times

“I come from two generations of domestic violence in the home — my mom and my grandmother,” Lauper says.

From Los Angeles Times

The deployments have posed both legal and constitutional questions, as National Guard troops are typically deployed by a state's governor and century-old laws limit the government's use of the military for domestic matters.

From BBC

Within the 40,000 messages were jokes about George Floyd - who was killed by a police officer in the US in 2020 - and a domestic murder victim who was kicked to death.

From BBC

Related Words

• indigenous 
• internal 
• national