domestic
- adjective
- /dəˈmɛstɪk/
- She learned many domestic skills, like cooking and cleaning, to prepare for her new home.
- domestic violence
- domestic chores
- domestic duties
You know, things like rape and domestic abuse and FGM.
- You know, things like rape and domestic abuse and FGM.
- And you know, his, his domestic life seemed to be quite good.
- It is all chips in on this whole domestic white picket fence life.
- So congratulations to us on seven years of happy domestic bliss and praying.
- They are destined to be domestic slaves, to be married off.
- I do lack just a few common domestic skills.
- But this book deals with some domestic abuse.
- We see that they're loners, they have some domestic issues.
- What are some things you think more people should know about domestic and family violence?
- And this was like the domestic journey of learning how to live on your own.
- But I realised that I am a very, very quiet domestic soul.
- And he says, you know, you can exercise this virtue within your own domestic affairs.
- I had a lot of domestic situations which real quick on one.
- One was the role of violence in in a domestic work.
Examples
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I do lack just a few common domestic skills.
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We've been alerted to some domestic disturbances.
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And you know, his, his domestic life seemed to be quite good.
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And this was like the domestic journey of learning how to live on your own.
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I almost forgot that I was here in a domestic capacity.
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And that was so beautiful because it was about our role in the world in addition to our domestic responsibilities and challenges.
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I know you have domestic troubles.
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So congratulations to us on seven years of happy domestic bliss and praying.
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Home was a private refuge from which women "dispensed domestic comforts" to husbands and children.
Academic text (1990) -
She had a chest, and in her chest she had some clothes and some domestic utensils and some bedding.
Synonyms
Relating to care or services given in a person's home
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
The total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year
- Offensive
Violent acts that try to scare people or force a government in the same country for political reasons
A person you live with in a long-term romantic relationship but are not married to
- Archaic
School subject that teaches cooking, cleaning, sewing, and how to run a home
- Formal
A court that deals with family matters like custody, divorce, and child support
- Formal
A court that deals with family problems like divorce, child custody, and support
- Archaic
A priest given an honorary role in the Pope's household with special rights
How Domestic
Surface Forms
Morphology
domestic = domest + ic
The meaning 'relating to the home/household' is a direct derivation from the root notion of 'house' expressed by 'domest-' plus the adjectival suffix '-ic'.
Etymology
Domestic comes from the Latin domus, 'house' or 'home'. That is why domestic describes life, tasks, or things that belong to the home and family.