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household - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'household' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Household [ a.]
- Belonging to the house and family; domestic; as, household furniture; household affairs.
2 . Household [ n.]
- Those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family.
- A line of ancestory; a race or house.

Meaning of 'household' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . household [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a social unit living together
Example in sentence:
  • he moved his family to Virginia;
  • I waited until the whole house was asleep;
  • It was a good Christian household;
  • the family refused to accept his will;
  • the teacher asked how many people made up his home