What does HOUSEHOLD mean?
Definitions for HOUSEHOLD
ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, -ˌoʊldhouse·hold
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word HOUSEHOLD.
Princeton's WordNet
family, household, house, home, menagenoun
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"
Wiktionary
householdnoun
Collectively, all the persons who live in a given house; a family including attendants, servants etc.; a domestic or family establishment.
householdadjective
Belonging to the same house and family.
householdadjective
Of anything found in or having its origin in a home.
Etymology: From houshold, equivalent to. Cognate with huishouden, Haushalt, hushåll, husholdning.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Householdnoun
Etymology: house and hold.
Two housholds, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. William Shakespeare.A little kingdom is a great houshold, and a great houshold a little kingdom. Francis Bacon, Advice to Villiers.
Of God observ’d
The one just man alive, by his command,
Shall build a wond’rous ark, as thou beheld’st,
To save himself and houshold from amidst
A world devote to universal wreck. John Milton, Parad. Lost, b. xi.He has always taken to himself, amongst the sons of men, a peculiar houshold of his love, which at all times he has cherished as a father, and governed as a master: this is the proper houshold of faith; in the first ages of the world, ’twas sometimes literally no more than a single houshold, or some few families. Thomas Sprat, Sermons.
Great crimes must be with greater crimes repaid,
And second funerals on the former laid;
Let the whole houshold in one ruin fall,
And may Diana’s curse o’ertake us all. John Dryden, Fables.Learning’s little houshold did embark,
With her world’s fruitful system in her sacred ark. Jonathan Swift.In his own church he keeps a seat,
Says grace before and after meat;
And calls, without affecting airs,
His houshold twice a day to prayers. Jonathan Swift.An inventory, thus importing
The several parcels of his plate, his treasure,
Rich stuffs, and ornaments of houshold. William Shakespeare, H. VIII.Cornelius called two of his houshold servants. Acts x. 7.
For nothing lovelier can be found
In woman, than to study houshold good;
And good works in her husband to promote. John Milton, Pa. Lost.It would be endless to enumerate the oaths and blasphemies among the men, among the women the neglect of houshold affairs. Jonathan Swift.
Wikipedia
Household
A household consists of two or more persons who live in the same dwelling. It may be of a single family or another type of person group. The household is the basic unit of analysis in many social, microeconomic and government models, and is important to economics and inheritance.Household models include families, blended families, shared housing, group homes, boarding houses, houses of multiple occupancy (UK), and single room occupancy (US). In feudal societies, the royal household and medieval households of the wealthy included servants and other retainers.
ChatGPT
household
A household can be defined as a group of individuals who live together under one roof and share common living expenses and responsibilities in order to meet their basic needs. This includes activities such as cooking, cleaning, and managing finances together. Households can be composed of various types of relationships, such as families, roommates, or individuals living alone. The members of a household often form a social unit and may rely on each other for emotional support and assistance in daily life.
Webster Dictionary
Householdnoun
those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family
Householdnoun
a line of ancestory; a race or house
Householdadjective
belonging to the house and family; domestic; as, household furniture; household affairs
Wikidata
Household
The household is "the basic residential unit in which economic production, consumption, inheritance, child rearing, and shelter are organized and carried out"; [the household] "may or may not be synonymous with family". The household is the basic unit of analysis in many social, microeconomic and government models. The term refers to all individuals who live in the same dwelling. In economics, a household is a person or a group of people living in the same residence. Most economic models do not address whether the members of a household are a family in the traditional sense. Government and policy discussions often treat the terms household and family as synonymous, especially in western societies where the nuclear family has become the most common family structure. In reality, there is not always a one-to-one relationship between households and families.
Editors Contribution
household
The person or group of people who live at a house or property.
The household expenses were covered by a collective contribution.
Submitted by MaryC on February 16, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'HOUSEHOLD' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2588
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'HOUSEHOLD' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3703
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'HOUSEHOLD' in Nouns Frequency: #813
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of HOUSEHOLD in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of HOUSEHOLD in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of HOUSEHOLD in a Sentence
Republican Greg Gianforte is putting out false attacks because Republican Greg Gianforte knows we have the momentum, i come from a ranching and farming household and I have guns older than the number of years Republican Greg Gianforte has been in Montana. I am a stronger supporter of our Second Amendment rights.
It’s not unusual for a middle class, upper class family with soccer kids to be spending $20, $30, $40,000 a year to keep them all playing at the high level, the median household income of most kids we work with is $26,000. I mean you can do the math. It just locks them out.
Executive Chairman Robert Toll:
More jobs and better jobs should boost household formations and provide a basis for stronger housing demand.
Nimr has become a household name amongst Shia Muslims around the world, including also in Iraq, where this will also be used by Shia actors as a way to rally support and denounce Saudi Arabia.
I come from a small household and we don't have much money, my entire family is dependent on me for a source of income and they will go hungry if I don't have this.
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- منزليArabic
- домакинствоBulgarian
- familiars, seguiciCatalan, Valencian
- domácnostCzech
- tylwythWelsh
- husstandDanish
- HaushaltGerman
- νοικοκυριό, σπιτικό, οικογένεια, οικιακόςGreek
- huéspedes, séquito, familiar, casa, doméstico, hogareños, familia, caseroSpanish
- kotitalous, talous, kotiFinnish
- domestique, foyer, ménageFrench
- teaghlach, teaghlaighIrish
- mooinjer thielaghManx
- गृहस्थीHindi
- famigliaItalian
- ביתHebrew
- 家庭Japanese
- 가정Korean
- huishoudenDutch
- husstandNorwegian
- domiciliar, domicílio, familiarPortuguese
- домочадец, семья, домашний, семействоRussian
- domaćinstvo, домаћинствоSerbo-Croatian
- hushållSwedish
- வீட்டுTamil
- ev halkıTurkish
- господарствоUkrainian
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