household | | |
n. (group) | 1. family, home, house, household, menage | a social unit living together.; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home" |
| ~ broken home | a family in which the parents have separated or divorced. |
| ~ conjugal family, nuclear family | a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner. |
| ~ extended family | a family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood relatives. |
| ~ foster family | the family of a fosterling. |
| ~ foster home | a household in which an orphaned or delinquent child is placed (usually by a social-service agency). |
| ~ menage a trois | household for three; an arrangement where a married couple and a lover of one of them live together while sharing sexual relations. |
| ~ social unit, unit | an organization regarded as part of a larger social group.; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit" |
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