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:

    “One rational voice is dumb: over a grave
    The household of Impulse mourns one dearly loved.
    Sad is Eros, builder of cities,
    And weeping anarchic Aphrodite.”
    —W.H. (Wystan Hugh)

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

    “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)