domestic
adjective
of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family.
domestics
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pluralof domestic.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In December 1927, it cautioned young women "to become a good cook before you marry, darling. Then you will be competent to rebuke a staff of domestics or to dispense with one".
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2025
As a result, these consumers flocked to imports like Corona and Heineken, as well as domestics like Budweiser, and, yes, Bud Light.
From Slate ● Apr. 7, 2023
He expects us to get preoccupied with inflation and other domestics issues.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
There are hints of plots and secrets among the domestics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2022
Black women replaced them, accounting for 60 percent of all domestics in the 1940s, and dominated the field until other occupations began to open up to them.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
