household

[ hous-hohld, -ohld ]

noun

1. the people of a house collectively; a family including its servants.

adjective

1. of or relating to a household:

   household furniture.

2. for use in maintaining a home, especially for use in cooking, cleaning, laundering, repairing, etc., in the home:

   a household bleach.

3. common or usual; ordinary.

household

/ ˈhaʊsˌhəʊld /

noun

1. the people living together in one house collectively
2. modifier of, relating to, or used in the running of a household; domestic

   household management

Word History and Origins

Origin of household¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, household is from the Middle English word houshold. See house, hold ¹

Example Sentences

It’s that feeling of being just on the border of satisfaction that made rice cakes such a staple in American households like mine during the late ’80s and ’90s.

From Eater

Today, about 60% of New Yorkers live in a household with at least one immigrant.

From Axios

Now, it’s back up to 40 — and Riccardo thinks it’ll rise again as outbreaks move from social settings like nightclubs into households again.

From Vox

If multiple people in your household are voting by mail, don’t put more than one ballot into the return envelope.

From ProPublica

There are roughly 29 million Americans receiving some form of jobless aid, and many households are struggling to pay their rent and other bills.

From Washington Post

“I grew up in a household with really strong women,” Zufi explains.

From The Daily Beast

The two girls were legally emancipated and returned to the Covington household.

From The Daily Beast

Malcolm Tucker, a foul-mouthed political advisor, was the role that turned Capaldi into a household name in Britain.

From The Daily Beast

Holiday giving has also begun to reflect this household culture.

From The Daily Beast

The findings revealed that, in 1999, only 21 percent of Americans claimed someone in their household had a tattoo.

From The Daily Beast

The manifest annoyance of her household was thus easily accounted for, but he marveled at the strength of her bodyguard.

From Project Gutenberg

He and his household are going with their goods in the galliots which are now leaving this city for Yndia.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Mayne thought they should rouse the household at the first reputable looking dwelling they found.

From Project Gutenberg

By virtue of my recent return I had not fallen altogether into our household ways as yet, and sat smoking and watching him.

From Project Gutenberg

He himself had not the slightest intention of playing Lothario and of wrecking the peace of the Ducksmith household.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• family
• home
• house