householdnoun [ C, + sing/pl verb ]
uk/ˈhaʊs.həʊld/us/ˈhaʊs.hoʊld/B2 a group of people, often a family, who live together:
By the 1960s, most households had a TV.
household chores
household expenses
household waste
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- The insurance doesn't cover you for household items.
- I do all my household accounts on computer.
- No household security devices are proof against the determined burglar.
- Britain produces 20 million tons of household waste each year.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Family: relations in general
- aunt
- auntie
- baby daddy
- be sb's own flesh and blood idiom
- birth mother
- fatherhood
- filial
- first cousin
- fraternal
- fraternal twin
- loved one
- maiden aunt
- maternal
- matriarch
- mom-and-pop
- son
- uncle
- working mother/father/parent
- your nearest and dearest idiom
- your own flesh and blood idiom
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