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domestic
English
Alternative forms
- domestick (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle French domestique, from Latin domesticus, from domus (“house, home”).
Pronunciation
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d??m?st?k/
- Rhymes: -?st?k
- Hyphenation: do?mes?tic
Adjective
domestic (comparative more domestic, superlative most domestic)
- Of or relating to the home.
- 1994, George Whitmore, Getting Rid of Robert in Violet Quill:
- “Dan’s not as domestic as you," I commented rather nastily.
- 1994, George Whitmore, Getting Rid of Robert in Violet Quill:
- Of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur.
- (of an animal) Kept by someone, for example as a farm animal or a pet.
- 1890, US Bureau of Animal Industry, Annual report v 6/7, 1889/90
- It shall be the duty of any owner or person in charge of any domestic animal or animals.
- 1890, US Bureau of Animal Industry, Annual report v 6/7, 1889/90
- Internal to a specific country.
- 1996, Robert O. Keohane, Helen V. Milner, Internationalization and Domestic Politics:
- The proportion of international economic flows relative to domestic ones.
- 1996, Robert O. Keohane, Helen V. Milner, Internationalization and Domestic Politics:
- Tending to stay at home; not outgoing.
Synonyms
- (of or relating to the home): bourgeois, civilized, comfortable
- (kept by someone): domesticated
Antonyms
- (of or relating to the home): adventurous, social
- (local): foreign, global
- (kept by someone): wild, feral
Derived terms
- domestic cat
- domestic hot water
- domestic violence
Translations
Noun
domestic (plural domestics)
- A maid or household servant.
- 1992, Mary Romero, Maid in the U.S.A.
- New standards of cleanliness increased the workload for domestics.
- 1992, Mary Romero, Maid in the U.S.A.
- A domestic dispute, whether verbal or violent.
- 2005, Bellingham-Whatcom County Commission Against Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence in Whatcom County (read on the Whatcom County website at[2] on 20 May 2006) - The number of “verbal domestics” (where law enforcement determines that no assault has occurred and where no arrest is made), decreased significantly.
Translations
Related terms
Anagrams
- comedist, cosmetid, demotics, docetism
Interlingua
Adjective
domestic (not comparable)
- domestic, domesticated, pertaining to homes, home life or husbandry
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French domestique, Latin domesticus. Largely replaced earlier dumesnic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /do?mes.tik/
Adjective
domestic m or n (feminine singular domestic?, masculine plural domestici, feminine and neuter plural domestice)
- domestic (of or relating to the home)
- (of animals) domestic
Declension
Synonyms
- (of or related to the house): casnic
Related terms
- domestici
- domesticitate
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scullery
English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman squillerie, from Old French escuelerie (“office of the servant in charge of plates”), from escuele (“bowl, dish”), from Latin scutella.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sk?l??i/
Noun
scullery (plural sculleries)
- (historical) A small room, next to a kitchen, where washing up and other domestic chores are done.
- With the ring of light from his lantern dancing from side to side, he lurched across the yard, kicked off his boots at the back door, drew himself a last glass of beer from the barrel in the scullery, and made his way up to bed, where Mrs. Jones was already snoring.
Related terms
- scullery maid
Translations
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- what's a scullery maid
- what is scullery kitchen
- what is scullery room
- what's a scullery used for
- what is scullery sink
- what do scullery maids do
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