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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
household
/ˈhaʊshəʊld/
noun1 of 2
all the people who live in a house; a family
- “He moves quietly so as not to disturb the household.”Tatoeba
- “You should avoid close contact with anyone outside your household.”Tatoeba
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adjective2 of 2
Belonging to the same house and family.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)