Meaning

4 senses
  1. (collective)All the persons who live in a given house or other home; a family including attendants, servants etc.; a domestic or family establishment.

  2. Entirety of work and management required to sustain the household.

    Haushalt

  3. Legal or culturally determined unit of people living together.

    a social unit living together

  4. (obsolete)A line of ancestry; a race or house.

Examples

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  1. More and more married couples share household chores.

    Все більше і більше подружжів розподіляють виконання хатньої роботи.

    ruВсё больше и больше супругов распределяют между собой обязанности по дому.

    deImmer mehr Ehepaare teilen sich die Hausarbeit.

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  2. She was occupied with household work.

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  3. She was busy with household work.

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  4. Tom is part of our household.

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  5. I'd like to speak to the lady of the household.

    deIch möchte gerne mit der gnädigen Frau sprechen.

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Translations

3 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
entirety of work and management required to sustain the household:

Origin

From Middle English houshold. By surface analysis, house + hold.

From Middle English houshold. By surface analysis, house + hold.

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