HOUSEHOLD: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for HOUSEHOLD?

Need another word that means the same as “household”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “household” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Household” are: family, home, house, menage, family circle, ménage, clan, tribe

Household as a Noun

Definitions of "Household" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “household” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A social unit living together.
• The establishment and affairs of a royal household.
• A house and its occupants regarded as a unit.

Synonyms of "Household" as a noun (8 Words)

clan	A large family. Civil strife has followed as rival clans jockey for power.
family	The children of a person or couple being discussed. Sharks belong to the fish family.
family circle	A loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities.
home	An environment offering affection and security. He grew up in a good Christian home.
house	The people living in a house a household. The Cistercian house at Clairvaux.
menage	A social unit living together.
ménage	A social unit living together.
tribe	A social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, with a common culture and dialect, typically having a recognized leader. An outburst against the whole tribe of theoreticians.

Usage Examples of "Household" as a noun

• It was a good Christian household.
• Household bills.
• Controller of the Household.
• The whole household was asleep.

Associations of "Household" (30 Words)

abode	A place of residence; a house or home. Their right of abode in Britain.
accommodation	The provision of a room or lodgings. There was lifeboat accommodation for 1 178 people.
bedroom	A room used primarily for sleeping. A two bedroom flat.
bedside	Space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person. A bedside lamp.
caregiver	A family member or paid helper who regularly looks after a child or a sick, elderly, or disabled person.
comfort	A freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state. His friendship was a comfort.
cottage	(in the context of casual homosexual encounters) a public toilet. A holiday cottage.
dad	One’s father. His dad was with him.
daddy	The oldest, best, or biggest example of something. The daddy of all potholes.
domestic	Converted or adapted to domestic use. Domestic happiness.
domesticated	(of an animal) tame and kept as a pet or on a farm. He is thoroughly domesticated.
domesticity	Home or family life. Making a hobby of domesticity.
domicile	The residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where whenever you are absent you intend to return every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time. He was domiciled in a frame house in the outskirts of Bogot.
dwelling	Housing that someone is living in. He built a modest dwelling near the pond.
family	A group of people related by blood or marriage. He s family.
folks	People in general (often used in the plural. He wrote to his folks every day.
furnished	(of accommodation) available to be rented with furniture. A completely furnished toolbox.
grandchild	A child of your son or daughter.
habitable	Fit for habitation. The house should be habitable by Christmas.
habitation	A house or home. He studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony.
home	Provide with or send to a home. I don t have your home address.
homestead	Land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law.
hostess	A woman who receives or entertains guests. The perfect dinner party hostess.
househusband	A husband who keeps house while his wife earns the family income.
lodging	The act of lodging. A fee for board and lodging.
mansion	A terrace or mansion block. Carlyle Mansions.
mommy	One’s mother (chiefly as a child’s term).
progeny	The immediate descendants of a person. Shorthorn cattle are highly effective in bestowing their characteristics on their progeny.
residence	The official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president. He refused to live in the governor s residence.
sisterhood	An association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest. Much of sisterhood is about sharing lipsticks.