house-trained
/'haus'treind/
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Definition
AdjectiveDescribes a pet that has been taught to control its bodily functions, specifically to urinate and defecate only in designated outdoor areas or on special indoor surfaces (like a litter box), and not inside the home.
Usage
This adjective is used to describe the state of a domestic animal's toilet training. It is primarily used in British English; the common American English equivalent is housebroken. * It is typically used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb like 'is' or 'are'). * It applies almost exclusively to pets like dogs and cats.
Examples
- Attributive use: "We are looking for a house-trained puppy to adopt."
- Predicative use: "Is your new kitten house-trained yet?"
- "The advertisement stated that the dog was fully house-trained and good with children."
Advanced Usage / Notes
- The term implies successful training and reliable behavior from the pet.
- It is considered a standard and expected condition for adult pets living indoors in many cultures.
- The training process itself is often referred to as "house-training" (a noun) or "to house-train" (a verb).
Variants and Related Words
- House-train (verb): To teach a pet to be house-trained.
- Example: "It took us three months to house-train our puppy."
- Housebreaking (noun, chiefly US): The process of training a pet. The resulting state is being housebroken (adjective, US equivalent).
- Example: "The housebreaking went smoothly, and the dog is now completely housebroken."
Synonyms
- Housebroken (chiefly US)
- Toilet-trained (can be used, though more common for human children)
- Litter-trained (specific to cats and small animals that use a litter box)
Antonyms
- Untrained
- Not house-trained / Not housebroken
Adjective
- (of pets) trained to urinate and defecate outside or in a special place
- housebroken pets
- `house-trained' is chiefly British