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:

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

    “has Nature shown
    her household books to you, daughter-in-law,
    that her sons never saw?”
    —Adrienne Rich (b. 1929)

    “When it comes to housework the one thing no book of household management can ever tell you is how to begin. Or maybe I mean why.”
    —Katharine Whitehorn (b. 1926)