Household vs. Domestic — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Household and Domestic
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Household
A household consists of one or several persons who live in the same dwelling and share meals. It may also consist of a single family or another group of people.
Domestic
Of or relating to the family or household
Domestic chores.
Household
A domestic unit consisting of the members of a family who live together along with nonrelatives such as servants.
Domestic
Fond of home life and household affairs.
Household
The living spaces and possessions belonging to such a unit.
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Domestic
Tame or domesticated. Used of animals.
Household
A person or group of people occupying a single dwelling
The rise of nonfamily households.
Domestic
Of or relating to a country's internal affairs
Domestic issues such as tax rates and highway construction.
Household
Of, relating to, or used in a household
Household appliances.
Domestic
Produced in or indigenous to a particular country
Domestic oil.
Domestic wine.
Household
Commonly known; familiar
Has become a household name.
Domestic
A household servant.
Household
Collectively, all the persons who live in a given house; a family including attendants, servants etc.; a domestic or family establishment.
Domestic
Often domestics Household linens.
Household
(obsolete) A line of ancestry; a race or house.
Domestic
A product or substance discovered in, developed in, or exported from a particular country.
Household
Belonging to the same house and family.
Domestic
Of or relating to the home.
Household
Found in or having its origin in a home.
Domestic
Of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur.
Domestic violence;
Domestic hot water
Household
Widely known to the public; familiar.
A household word; a household name
Domestic
(of an animal) Kept by someone, for example as a farm animal or a pet.
Household
Those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family.
And calls, without affecting airs,His household twice a day to prayers.
Domestic
Internal to a specific country.
Household
A line of ancestory; a race or house.
Domestic
Tending to stay at home; not outgoing.
Household
Belonging to the house and family; domestic; as, household furniture; household affairs.
Domestic
A maid or household servant.
Household
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
Domestic
A domestic dispute, whether verbal or violent.
Domestic
Of or pertaining to one's house or home, or one's household or family; relating to home life; as, domestic concerns, life, duties, cares, happiness, worship, servants.
His fortitude is the more extraordinary, because his domestic feelings were unusually strong.
Domestic
Remaining much at home; devoted to home duties or pleasures; as, a domestic man or woman.
Domestic
Of or pertaining to a nation considered as a family or home, or to one's own country; intestine; not foreign; as, foreign wars and domestic dissensions.
Domestic
Living in or near the habitations of man; domesticated; tame as distinguished from wild; as, domestic animals.
Domestic
Made in one's own house, nation, or country; as, domestic manufactures, wines, etc.
Domestic
One who lives in the family of an other, as hired household assistant; a house servant.
The master labors and leads an anxious life, to secure plenty and ease to the domestic.
Domestic
Articles of home manufacture, especially cotton goods.
Domestic
A household servant
Domestic
Of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation;
Domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction
Domestic
Of or relating to the home;
Domestic servant
Domestic science
Domestic
Of or involving the home or family;
Domestic worries
Domestic happiness
They share the domestic chores
Everything sounded very peaceful and domestic
An author of blood-and-thunder novels yet quite domestic in his taste
Domestic
Converted or adapted to domestic use;
Domestic animals
Domesticated plants like maize
Domestic
Produced in a particular country;
Domestic wine
Domestic oil
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