Household

Household

The household (HH; oikos ancient Greek: οἶκος, plural: οἶκοι) is "the basic residential unit in which economic production, consumption, inheritance, child rearing, and shelter are organized and carried out"; "may or may not be synonymous with family".

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Famous quotes containing the word household:

    “Except that household virtue, most uncommon,
    Of constancy to a bad, ugly woman.”
    —George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)

    “Thus your fathers were made
    Fellow citizens of the saints, of the household of GOD, being built upon the foundation
    Of apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself the chief cornerstone.
    But you, have you built well, that you now sit helpless in a ruined house?”
    —T.S. (Thomas Stearns)

    “Now, as always, the most automated appliance in a household is the mother.”
    —Beverly Jones (b. 1927)