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Relating to the home

domestic

adjective

relating to people’s homes and family life

domestic

adjective

used in or designed for the home

domestic

adjective

enjoying activities relating to your home and family, for example cooking and looking after children

domesticity

noun

the activities relating to your home and family life

domiciliary

adjective

supplied to or taking place in your home, usually because you are ill or old

household

adjective

used in homes, or relating to homes

housing

noun

connected with houses and other buildings that people live in

under someone’s roof

in someone’s home

under the same roof

in the same home

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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the short high sound that a small bird makes

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