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domestic.

Of or relating to the home.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/dəˈmɛs.tɪk/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/-stək/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/dəˈmes.tɪk/Australia
  1. Of or relating to the home.

  2. Of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur.

    domestic violence; domestic hot water
  3. Kept by someone, for example as a farm animal or a pet.

  4. Internal to a specific country.

    domestic terrorism
  5. Tending to stay at home; not outgoing.

Where this word comes from

From Middle French domestique, from Latin domesticus, from domus (“house, home”).

noun/dəˈmɛs.tɪk/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/-stək/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/dəˈmes.tɪk/Australia
  1. A maid or household servant.

  2. A domestic dispute, whether verbal or violent.

    colloquial · informal
Where this word comes from

From Middle French domestique, from Latin domesticus, from domus (“house, home”).

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