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Domestic

Of or pertaining to one's house or home, or one's household or family; relating to home life; as, domestic concerns, life, duties, cares, happiness, worship, servants.

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Similar meaning 22

Domesticated 84% connected

of Domesticate

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Domesticated 84% connected

of Domesticate

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Home 84% connected

See Homelyn.

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Home 84% connected

See Homelyn.

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Housewifely 84% connected

Pertaining or appropriate to a housewife; domestic; economical; prudent.

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Housewifely 84% connected

Pertaining or appropriate to a housewife; domestic; economical; prudent.

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Husbandly 84% connected

Frugal; thrifty.

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Husbandly 84% connected

Frugal; thrifty.

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Interior 84% connected

Being within any limits, inclosure, or substance; inside; internal; inner; -- opposed to exterior, or superficial; as, the interior apartments of a h…

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Interior 84% connected

Being within any limits, inclosure, or substance; inside; internal; inner; -- opposed to exterior, or superficial; as, the interior apartments of a h…

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Internal 84% connected

Inward; interior; being within any limit or surface; inclosed; -- opposed to external; as, the internal parts of a body, or of the earth.

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Internal 84% connected

Inward; interior; being within any limit or surface; inclosed; -- opposed to external; as, the internal parts of a body, or of the earth.

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Municipal 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government; as, municipal rights; municipal officers.

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Municipal 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government; as, municipal rights; municipal officers.

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National 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a nation; common to a whole people or race; public; general; as, a national government, language, dress, custom, calamity, etc.

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National 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a nation; common to a whole people or race; public; general; as, a national government, language, dress, custom, calamity, etc.

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Native 84% connected

Arising by birth; having an origin; born.

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Native 84% connected

Arising by birth; having an origin; born.

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Tame 84% connected

To broach or enter upon; to taste, as a liquor; to divide; to distribute; to deal out.

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Tame 84% connected

To broach or enter upon; to taste, as a liquor; to divide; to distribute; to deal out.

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Tamed 84% connected

of Tame

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Tamed 84% connected

of Tame

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Ayah 76% connected

A native nurse for children; also, a lady's maid.

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Housekeeper 76% connected

One who occupies a house with his family; a householder; the master or mistress of a family.

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Housemaid 76% connected

A female servant employed to do housework, esp. to take care of the rooms.

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Maid 76% connected

An unmarried woman; usually, a young unmarried woman; esp., a girl; a virgin; a maiden.

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Maidservant 76% connected

A female servant.

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Slavey 76% connected

A maidservant.

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Broader term 2

Retainer 76% connected

One who, or that which, retains.

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Servant 76% connected

One who serves, or does services, voluntarily or on compulsion; a person who is employed by another for menial offices, or for other labor, and is su…

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Derivationally related 2

Domesticity 74% connected

The state of being domestic; domestic character; household life.

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Domesticity 74% connected

The state of being domestic; domestic character; household life.

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Domesticity 66% connected

The state of being domestic; domestic character; household life.

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Domesticity 66% connected

The state of being domestic; domestic character; household life.

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See also 2

National 66% connected

Of or pertaining to a nation; common to a whole people or race; public; general; as, a national government, language, dress, custom, calamity, etc.

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National 66% connected

Of or pertaining to a nation; common to a whole people or race; public; general; as, a national government, language, dress, custom, calamity, etc.

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Synonym 1

Domesticated 92% connected

of Domesticate

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Antonym 2

Foreign 94% connected

Outside; extraneous; separated; alien; as, a foreign country; a foreign government.

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Foreign 94% connected

Outside; extraneous; separated; alien; as, a foreign country; a foreign government.

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