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Definitions for: Household
[n] a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"
[adj] of or related to or used in the running of a household; "household chores"; "household management"; "household appliances"
Webster (1913) Definition: House"hold`, n.
1. Those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family.
And calls, without affecting airs, His household
twice a day to prayers. --Swift.
2. A line of ancestory; a race or house. [Obs.] --Shak.
House"hold`, a.
Belonging to the house and family; domestic; as, household
furniture; household affairs.
Household bread, bread made in the house for common use;
hence, bread that is not of the finest quality. [Obs.]
Household gods (Rom. Antiq.), the gods presiding over the
house and family; the Lares and Penates; hence, all
objects endeared by association with home.
Household troops, troops appointed to attend and guard the
sovereign or his residence.
Synonyms: domestic, family, home, house, menage
See Also: conjugal family, extended family, foster home, menage a trois, nuclear family, social unit, unit
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