Domestic Definition
də-mĕstĭk
domestics
adjective
Having to do with the home or housekeeping; of the house or family.
Domestic joys.
Webster's New World
Of one's own country or the country referred to.
Webster's New World
Enjoying and attentive to the home and family life.
Webster's New World
Domesticated; tame: said of animals.
Webster's New World
Made or produced in the home country; native.
Domestic wine.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
domestics
A servant for the home, as a maid or cook.
Webster's New World
Native products.
Webster's New World
Household linens.
American Heritage
Sheets, blankets, towels, etc.
Webster's New World
A product or substance discovered in, developed in, or exported from a particular country.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- house servant
- domestic help
- servant
- maid
- tranquil
- native
- household
- homemade
- homeworker
- homebred
- domesticity
- common
Other Word Forms of Domestic
Noun
Singular:
domestic
Plural:
domesticsOrigin of Domestic
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Middle English from Old French domestique from Latin domesticus from domus house dem- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle French domestique, from Latin domesticus, from domus (“house, home”).
From Wiktionary
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