household

house·hold

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adjective

Household is defined as common or known to everyone.
An example of household as an adjective is household name; a very familiar name.

noun

The definition of a household is a family or social unit living together, or everything related to the actions of the household.
1. You and your family members who live with you are an example of your household.
2. The budget and checkbook are examples of the accounting tools of the household.

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household

the person or persons who live in one house, apartment, etc.; variously, one person or a group, esp. a family
the home and its affairs

Origin of household

Middle English houshold: see house and hold, noun

of a household or home; domestic: household chores
1. common; ordinary
2. known to almost everyone; very familiar: the incident made him a household name overnight

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household

noun

a. A domestic unit consisting of the members of a family who live together along with nonrelatives such as servants.
b. The living spaces and possessions belonging to such a unit.
A person or group of people occupying a single dwelling: the rise of nonfamily households.

adjective

Of, relating to, or used in a household: household appliances.
Commonly known; familiar: has become a household name.

Origin of household

Middle English houshold hous house ; see house . hold possession, holding ( from Old English) ( from healdan to hold ; see hold ¹. )

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household. (n.d.). Retrieved January 16th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/Household

Noun

(plural households)

Collectively, all the persons who live in a given house; a family including attendants, servants etc.; a domestic or family establishment.

Adjective

(not comparable)

Belonging to the same house and family.
Of anything found in or having its origin in a home.

Origin

From Middle English houshold, equivalent to house +‎ hold. Cognate with Dutch huishouden (“household”), German Haushalt (“household”), Swedish hushåll (“household, family”), Norwegian husholdning (“household”).