adj.
- relating to a home or family affairs or relations.
▸of or for use in the home.
- (of a person) fond of family life and running a home.
- (of an animal) tame and kept by humans.
- existing or occurring within a country.
n.
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(also domestic worker or domestic help)
a person who is employed to do domestic tasks.
- Brit. informal a violent quarrel between family members.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from Fr. domestique, from L. domesticus, from domus ‘house’.