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- [duh-mes-tik]
- /dəˈmɛs tɪk/
- /dəˈmestɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [duh-mes-tik]
- /dəˈmɛs tɪk/
Definitions of domestic word
- adjective domestic of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures. 3
- adjective domestic devoted to home life or household affairs. 1
- adjective domestic no longer wild; tame; domesticated: domestic animals. 1
- adjective domestic of or relating to one's own or a particular country as apart from other countries: domestic trade. 1
- adjective domestic indigenous to or produced or made within one's own country; not foreign; native: domestic goods. 1
- noun domestic a hired household servant. 1
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Origin of domestic
First appearance:
before 1515 One of the 27% oldest English words
1515-25; < Latin domesticus, derivative of domus house (see dome); replacing domestique < Middle French
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Parts of speech for Domestic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
domestic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
domestic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for domestic
adj domestic
noun domestic
- home help — A home help is a person who is employed to visit sick or old people at home and help with their cleaning or cooking.
- cleaner — A cleaner is someone who is employed to clean the rooms and furniture inside a building.
- maid — a female servant.
- au pair — An au pair is a young person from a foreign country who lives with a family in order to learn the language and who helps to look after the children.
- carer — A carer is someone who is responsible for looking after another person, for example, a person who has a disability, or is ill or very young.
adjective domestic
- house — a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
- household — the people of a house collectively; a family including its servants.
- familial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a family: familial ties.
- marital — Of or relating to marriage or the relations between husband and wife.
- conjugal — Conjugal means relating to marriage or a married couple's relationship , especially their sexual relationship.
Antonyms for domestic
adj domestic
- industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- alien — Alien means belonging to a different country, race, or group, usually one you do not like or are frightened of.
- business — Business is work relating to the production, buying, and selling of goods or services.
- office — Microsoft Office
- foreign — of, relating to, or derived from another country or nation; not native: foreign cars.
adjective domestic
- public — of, relating to, or affecting a population or a community as a whole: public funds; a public nuisance.
- international — between or among nations; involving two or more nations: international trade.
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