household (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *household*:
NOUN	group	household, family, house, home, menage	a social unit living together

household > pronunciation
Sounds	hhaw'shhow.ld
Rhymes	behold ... wold: 49 rhymes with owld...

English > *household*: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaning	A social unit living together.
Example	"It was a good Christian household"
Synonyms	family, house, home, menage
Narrower	broken home	A family in which the parents have separated or divorced
	extended family	A family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood relatives
	foster family	The family of a fosterling
	foster home	A household in which an orphaned or delinquent child is placed (usually by a social-service agency)
	menage a trois	household for three
	nuclear family, conjugal family	A family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner
Broader	unit, social unit	An organization regarded as part of a larger / larger social group
Spanish	casa, familia, hogar, menaje
Catalan	casa, família, llar
Nouns	householder	someone who owns a home

HyperDic: household