family, household, house, home, menage
(noun) 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”; “the family refused to accept his will”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
household (plural households)
Collectively, all the persons who live in a given house; a family including attendants, servants etc.; a domestic or family establishment.
(obsolete) A line of ancestry; a race or house.
household (not comparable)
Belonging to the same house and family.
Found in or having its origin in a home.
Widely known to the public; familiar.
Source: Wiktionary
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.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
