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- Dictionarydomestic/dəˈmɛstɪk/
adjective
- 1. relating to the running of a home or to family relations: "domestic chores" Similar Opposite
- 2. existing or occurring inside a particular country; not foreign or international: "Egypt's domestic affairs" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a person who is paid to help with cleaning and other menial tasks in a person's home.
- 2. a violent quarrel between family members, especially a couple: informal British "they are often called to sort out a domestic"
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a fight or attack that happens in a home between people who know each other: Police officers should never dismiss a violent incident as "a domestic". SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. domestic noun [C] (SERVANT) old-fashioned (also domestic help) someone paid to do work, such as cleaning and cooking, in someone else's house.
The meaning of DOMESTIC is living near or about human habitations. How to use domestic in a sentence.
relating to a person's own country: domestic airlines / flights. Domestic opinion had turned against the war. Fewer examples. The prime minister's globetrotting has led to accusations that he is ignoring domestic problems. The domestic market is still depressed, but demand abroad is picking up.
Domestic definition: of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family. See examples of DOMESTIC used in a sentence.
1. Of or relating to the family or household: domestic chores. 2. Fond of home life and household affairs. 3. Tame or domesticated. Used of animals. 4. Of or relating to a country's internal affairs: domestic issues such as tax rates and highway construction. 5. Produced in or indigenous to a particular country: domestic oil; domestic wine. n. 1.
Domestic generally means relating to someone's family, home, or home country. Domestic work is work done in the home — a domestic is someone who works in a home, such as a nanny or a maid.
A domestic, a domestic help, or a domestic worker is a person who is paid to come to help with the work that has to be done in a house such as the cleaning, washing, and ironing.
