domestic

== English == === Alternative forms === domestick (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle French domestique, from Latin domesticus, from domus (“house, home”). === Pronunciation === (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dəˈmɛs.tɪk/, /-stək/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /dəˈmes.tɪk/ Rhymes: -ɛstɪk Hyphenation: do‧mes‧tic === Adjective === domestic (comparative more domestic, superlative most domestic) Of or relating to the home. Synonyms: bourgeois, civilized, comfortable Antonyms: adventurous, social Of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur. (of an animal) Kept by someone, for example as a farm animal or a pet. Synonym: domesticated Antonyms: wild, feral Internal to a specific country. Synonym: intranational Antonyms: foreign, global domestic terrorism Tending to stay at home; not outgoing. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === domestic (plural domestics) A maid or household servant. (informal, colloquial) 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 at[5] on 20 May 2006) - The number of “verbal domestics” (where law enforcement determines that no assault has occurred and where no arrest is made), decreased significantly. ==== Translations ==== === Related terms === === Anagrams === comedist, cosmetid, demotics, docetism == Interlingua == === Adjective === domestic (not comparable) domestic, domesticated, pertaining to homes, home life or husbandry == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French domestique, Latin domesticus. Largely replaced earlier dumesnic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /doˈmes.tik/ === Adjective === domestic m or n (feminine singular domestică, masculine plural domestici, feminine/neuter plural domestice) domestic (of or relating to the home) (of animals) domestic ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (of or related to the house): casnic ==== Related terms ==== domestici domesticitate