head of household

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head of household

noun heads of household · head of the household

  1. The person responsible for governing a group that lives together, such as a family.

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noun household role

Españolcabeza de familia/hogar, jefe/padre de familia/hogar
한국어세대주 sedaeju, 가장 gajang
日本語世帯主 setainushi, 家長 kachō
中文戶主 /户主 hùzhǔ, 家長 /家长 jiāzhǎng
हिन्दीगृहपति gŕhpati, घर का मुखिया ghar kā mukhiyā
Françaischef de famille
DeutschHaushaltsvorstand, Haushaltungsvorstand
Italianocapofamiglia
Ελληνικάνοικοκύρης noikokýris, νοικοκυρά noikokyrá, κύρης kýris
Românăcap de familie
Русскийглава́ семьи́ glavá semʹí

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@misc{head_of_household_2026,
  title = {head of household},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/head%20of%20household},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}