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Household

noun/hˈaʊshoʊld/
Definition
a social unit living together
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/hˈaʊshoʊld/
🇬🇧British English
/hˌɪldɪbɹˈandɪk/
🇮🇳Indian English
/hˌɪldɪbɹˈandɪk/
3 syllables Say it as /hˈaʊshoʊld/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna social unit living together
“he moved his family to Virginia”
Word Forms
householdernounsomeone who owns a home
homeverbprovide with, or send to, a home
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Haushalt
eine soziale Einheit, die zusammenlebt
🇫🇷French
ménage
une unité sociale vivant ensemble
🇪🇸Spanish
familiar
una unidad social que vive junta
🇮🇹Italian
domestico
un’unità sociale che vive insieme
🇳🇱Dutch
huishouden
een sociale eenheid die samenleeft
🇵🇹Portuguese
doméstico
uma unidade social que vive junto
🇷🇺Russian
семья
социальная единица, живущая вместе
India
🇮🇳Hindi
परिवार
एक साथ रहने वाली एक सामाजिक इकाई
🇧🇩Bengali
পরিবারের
একসাথে বসবাসকারী একটি সামাজিক ইউনিট
🇮🇳Tamil
வீட்டு
ஒன்றாக வாழும் ஒரு சமூக அலகு
🇮🇳Telugu
గృహస్థుడు
కలిసి జీవించే సామాజిక యూనిట్
🇮🇳Marathi
घरगुती
एकत्र राहणारे सामाजिक युनिट
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઘરગથ્થુ
સાથે રહેતા સામાજિક એકમ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮನೆಯವರು
ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ವಾಸಿಸುವ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಘಟಕ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വീട്ടുകാർ
ഒരുമിച്ച് ജീവിക്കുന്ന ഒരു സാമൂഹിക യൂണിറ്റ്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਘਰੇਲੂ
ਇਕੱਠੇ ਰਹਿਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਇੱਕ ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਇਕਾਈ
🇵🇰Urdu
گھریلو
ایک ساتھ رہنے والی سماجی اکائی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
家庭
共同生活的社会单位
🇯🇵Japanese
家庭
一緒に暮らす社会単位
🇰🇷Korean
가정
함께 살아가는 사회 단위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
hộ gia đình
một đơn vị xã hội sống cùng nhau
🇹🇭Thai
ครัวเรือน
หน่วยทางสังคมที่อยู่ด้วยกัน
🇮🇩Indonesian
rumah tangga
suatu unit sosial yang hidup bersama
🇵🇭Filipino
sambahayan
isang yunit ng lipunan na namumuhay nang sama-sama
🇲🇾Malay
rumahtangga
satu unit sosial yang hidup bersama
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
أُسرَة
وحدة اجتماعية تعيش معًا
🇮🇷Persian
خانوار
یک واحد اجتماعی که با هم زندگی می کنند
🇹🇷Turkish
ev
birlikte yaşayan bir sosyal birim
🇮🇱Hebrew
בַּיִת
יחידה חברתית שחיה יחד
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'household'?
The primary meaning of 'household' is 'a social unit living together'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'household' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'household' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'household' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'household' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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