Household
[hous-hohld, -ohld] /ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, -ˌoʊld/
noun
1.
the people of a house collectively; a family including its servants.
adjective
2.
of or relating to a household:
household furniture.
3.
for use in maintaining a home, especially for use in cooking, cleaning, laundering, repairing, etc., in the home:
a household bleach.
4.
common or usual; ordinary.
/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
n.
late 14c., “members of a family collectively (including servants),” also “furniture and articles belonging to a house,” from house (n.) + hold (n.1). Related: Householder.
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- Household-art
noun 1. any of the skills necessary to the efficient running of a household, as cooking or keeping a family budget.
- Household-cavalry
noun 1. (in Britain) cavalry units forming part of the ceremonial guard of the monarch.
- Household-effects
plural noun 1. privately owned goods consisting chiefly of furniture, appliances, etc., for keeping house.
- Householder
[hous-hohl-der, -ohl-] /ˈhaʊsˌhoʊl dər, -ˌoʊl-/ noun 1. a person who holds title to or occupies a house. 2. the head of a family. /ˈhaʊsˌhəʊldə/ noun 1. a person who owns or rents a house