domestic

/də'mestik/

Thân thiện

A family enjoys a domestic evening at home.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Of or relating to the home, household, or family: Pertaining to the internal affairs and activities of a home.
   • Tame and kept by humans; not wild: Referring to animals that live with or are bred by people.
   • Of or relating to one's own country: Concerning the internal affairs of a nation, as opposed to foreign or international matters.
   • Produced or made within one's own country: Not imported from abroad.

2. Noun:

   • A household servant: A person employed to perform tasks within a home, such as a maid or butler.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Domestic chores like cooking and cleaning can be shared. (This describes tasks related to the home.)
  • Cats and dogs are common domestic animals. (This describes animals that live with humans.)
  • The new policy focuses on domestic economic growth. (This describes matters internal to a nation.)
  • The government encourages consumers to buy domestic products. (This describes goods made within the country.)

• Noun:

  • The wealthy family employed several domestics to manage the large house. (This refers to household servants.)

Advanced Usage

• Domestic bliss: A state of perfect happiness in family or home life.

  • After years of travel, they settled down in search of domestic bliss.

• Domestic dispute/violence: A conflict or violent act occurring between members of a household, typically spouses or partners.

  • The police were called to intervene in a domestic dispute.

Variants and Related Words

• Domesticate (verb): To tame an animal or adapt a plant for human use.

  • Humans began to domesticate wolves thousands of years ago.

• Domesticity (noun): Home or family life, or a fondness for it.

  • She found great joy in the simple domesticity of her daily routine.

Synonyms

• Adjective (home/family): Household, familial, homey.
• Adjective (tame): Tame, domesticated.
• Adjective (national): Internal, home, national.
• Noun (servant): Servant, housekeeper, maid.

Related Phrases

• Domestic science: An old-fashioned term for home economics, the study of household management.
  • She studied domestic science to learn about nutrition and budgeting.

Idioms

• A domestic goddess: (Often humorous) A woman who is exceptionally skilled at cooking, cleaning, and other household tasks.
  • With her homemade bread and spotless home, she was considered a domestic goddess by her friends.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. produced in a particular country
   • domestic wine
   • domestic oil
2. converted or adapted to domestic use
   • domestic animals
   • domesticated plants like maize
3. of or involving the home or family
   • domestic worries
   • domestic happiness
   • they share the domestic chores
   • everything sounded very peaceful and domestic
   • an author of blood-and-thunder novels yet quite domestic in his taste
4. of or relating to the home
   • domestic servant
   • domestic science
5. of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
   • domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction

Noun

1. a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household

Từ đồng nghĩa

• domesticated
• domestic help
• house servant