Household Definition
Other Word Forms of Household
Noun
Origin of Household
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From Middle English houshold, equivalent to house + hold. Cognate with Dutch huishouden (“household”), German Haushalt (“household”), Swedish hushåll (“household, family”), Norwegian husholdning (“household”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English houshold hous house house hold possession, holding (from Old English) (from healdan to hold hold1)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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