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house-trained

house-trained

1 2.5
Trained to go to the toilet outside or in a set place
  • adjective
  • /ˈhaʊsˌtreɪnd/
translation icon : entrenado para el hogar
  • Is your cat house-trained?

Examples

  • My dog is fully house-trained and always goes outside to do his business.

  • It's important for a pet to be house-trained to avoid accidents in the home.

  • All our puppies will be house-trained before you take them home.

  • The cat is not fully house-trained yet and sometimes has accidents indoors.

  • We adopted a house-trained dog from the animal shelter.

  • My dog is house-trained and never makes a mess indoors.

  • Before adopting a puppy, make sure it is house-trained to keep your house clean.

Synonyms

housebroken
vshouse-trained
  • US
7 3.2

A pet trained to pee and poo only outside or in a set place inside

has identical meaning but uses a different phrase
toilet-trained
vshouse-trained
3 3.3

Can use the toilet instead of a diaper

focuses on going outside or to a set spot, not using a bathroom fixture

How Trained

well-trained
40 3.7
trained
1.9
house-trained
1 2.5
untrained
31 3.4

Surface Forms

house-trained positive

Morphology

house-trained = house-train (transparent) = house + train + ed

The adjective is derived from the verb 'house-train' by adding the regular past-participial suffix '-ed', maintaining the predictable meaning 'trained with respect to the house'.

Etymology

House-trained comes from house ('home') + train ('to teach'). So, it means a pet has been taught to go to the toilet outside or in a set place rather than making a mess inside the house.