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household

14 ENTRIES FOUND:

1house·hold

noun \ˈhas-ˌhōld, ˈha-ˌsōld\

Definition of HOUSEHOLD

: those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family; also : a social unit composed of those living together in the same dwelling

Examples of HOUSEHOLD

  1. At that time, not many households had telephones.
  2. <a household that consists of a single mom, her two kids, and her widowed mother>

First Known Use of HOUSEHOLD

14th century

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