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housefolk

housefolk noun: the people of a household.

Noun

housefolk pl (plural only)

  1. (archaic, plural, plural-only) The people of a household.
    • فَلَمَّا قَضَىٰ مُوسَى الْأَجَلَ وَسَارَ بِأَهْلِهِ آنَسَ مِن جَانِبِ الطُّورِ نَارًا قَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ ٱمْكُثُوا إِنِّي آنَسْتُ نَارًا لَعَلِّي آتِيكُم مِّنْهَا بِخَبَرٍ أَوْ جَذْوَةٍ مِّنَ النَّارِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَصْطَلُونَ1930, Marmaduke Pickthall, transl., The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, surah 28, verse 29

Origin of housefolk

From house + folk.

Questions about housefolk

What does housefolk mean?
Housefolk means the people of a household.
What part of speech is housefolk?
Housefolk is a noun.

Words near housefolk in the dictionary

  1. houseflags
  2. houseflies
  3. housefloor
  4. housefloors
  5. housefly
  6. housefolk
  7. housefrock
  8. housefrocks
  9. housefront
  10. housefronts
  11. houseful

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