domestic
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
domestic
- /dəˈmɛs.tɪk/ US, UK
- /-stək/ US, UK
- /dəˈmes.tɪk/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɛstɪk
Where it comes from
From Middle French domestique, from Latin domesticus, from domus (“house, home”).
adjective more domestic · most domestic · domestick
-
Of or relating to the home.
Similar: bourgeois, civilized, comfortable · Opposite: adventurous, social
-
Of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur.
domestic violence; domestic hot water
Similar: domiciliary
-
Kept by someone, for example as a farm animal or a pet.
It shall be the duty of any owner or person in charge of any domestic animal or animals.
Similar: domesticated · Opposite: wild, feral
-
Internal to a specific country.
domestic terrorism
Similar: intranational · Opposite: foreign, global
- Tending to stay at home; not outgoing. “Dan’s not as domestic as you," I commented rather nastily.
noun domestics · domestick
- A maid or household servant. It ſeems, the Minds of theſe People are ſo taken up with intenſe Speculations, that they neither can ſpeak, nor attend to the Diſcourſes of others, without being rouzed by ſome external Taction upon the Organs of Speech and Hearing; for which reaſon, thoſe Perſons who are able to afford it always ke
- A domestic dispute, whether verbal or violent. 2005, Bellingham-Whatcom County Commission Against Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence in Whatcom County (read on the Whatcom County website athttps://web.archive.org/web/20060618212243/http://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/boards/dv_whatcom042505.pdf on 20 May 2006) - The number of “verbal domestics” (where
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: home, native, household, domesticated, tame, tamed, housewifely, husbandly, national, municipal, interior, internal, domestic help, home-loving, house servant, domiciliary
Translations
Every language
adj of or relating to the home
| Español | doméstico |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 가정의 gajeong-ui |
| 日本語 | 家庭の katei no |
| 中文 | 家庭的 jiātíng de |
| हिन्दी | पारिवारिक pārivārik |
| Português | doméstico |
| Français | domestique |
| Deutsch | häuslich, Haus- |
| Ελληνικά | οικιακός oikiakós |
| Română | domestic |
| Русский | дома́шний domášnij |
| العربية | مَنْزَلِيّ manzaliyy |
| עברית | בֵּיתִי beiti |
adj of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur
| Español | doméstico |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | पारिवारिक pārivārik |
| Português | doméstico |
| Français | domestique, familial, conjugal |
| Deutsch | häuslich, Haus- |
| Русский | дома́шний domášnij |
adj (of a domesticated animal) kept by someone
| Español | doméstico, manso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 길들여진 gildeuryeojin |
| Português | domesticado, doméstico |
| Français | domestique |
| Deutsch | Haus- |
| Italiano | domestico |
| Русский | дома́шний domášnij |
| Tiếng Việt | nuôi trong nhà |
adj internal to a specific country
| Español | nacional, intranacional, del país |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 국내 gungnae |
| 日本語 | 国内 kokunai |
| 中文 | 國內 /国内 guónèi |
| Português | doméstico, nacional |
| Français | intérieur, intestin, national |
| Deutsch | national, staatlich, innerstaatlich |
| Ελληνικά | εγχώριος enchórios |
| Русский | оте́чественный otéčestvennyj, ме́стный méstnyj, вну́тренний vnútrennij |
| Tiếng Việt | nội địa |
| עברית | פנימי pnimi |
noun household servant
| Español | empleada doméstica, empleada |
|---|---|
| Português | empregada doméstica, empregada, doméstica |
| Deutsch | Domestik, Domestike, Domestikin |
noun domestic dispute, whether verbal or violent
| Español | malos tratos |
|---|
Talk about this word "domestic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/domestic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. domestic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/domestic "domestic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/domestic.Cite this
@misc{domestic_2026,
title = {domestic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/domestic},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
