do·mes·tic
/dəˈmestik/

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adjective
adjective: domestic
1 1.
relating to the running of a home or to family relations."domestic chores"
2 synonyms:
3 family, home, private; Morehousehold, domiciliary
"her domestic commitments prevented her from returning to employment"
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6 public
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◦ of or for use in the home rather than in an industrial or office environment."domestic appliances"
◦ synonyms:
◦ native, indigenous, homegrown, home-bred, aboriginal; technicalautochthonous "the flower garden housed domestic and exotic blooms"
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◦ (of an animal) tame and kept by humans."domestic cattle"
◦ synonyms:
◦ domesticated, tame, pet, household, trained, not wild; Morehouse-trained;
housebroken
"I only treat small domestic animals"
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◦ antonyms:
◦ wild
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◦ (of a person) fond of family life and running a home."she was not at all domestic"
◦ synonyms:
◦ housewifely, domesticated, stay-at-home, home-loving, homely "I am not at all domestic"
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existing or occurring inside a particular country; not foreign or international."the current state of US domestic affairs"
10 synonyms:
11 national, state, home, local, internal, interior, not foreign, not international "the domestic car manufacturing industry"
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14 foreign, international
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noun
noun: domestic; plural noun: domestics; noun: domestic worker; plural noun: domestic workers; noun: domestic help; plural noun: domestic helps
1 1.
a person who is paid to help with menial tasks such as cleaning.
2 synonyms:
3 servant, domestic servant, domestic worker, domestic help, hired help, home help, daily help, maid, housemaid, maid-of-all-work, cleaner, menial, housekeeper; Moredatedcharwoman, charlady, char;
informaldaily, daily woman, skivvy, Mrs. Mop;
archaicscullion
"all of the cleaning was undertaken by domestics"
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NORTH AMERICAN
a product not made abroad.
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