menage C2+ Topic:House & Home US /meɪˈnɑʒ/ UK /meɪˈnɑːʒ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a household or domestic establishment and its members The eccentric menage included three dogs and a parrot. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a household or domestic... householdestablishmentménagefamilyhomedomesticity Word family Related forms managemansionmenagerie Etymology AI details From French ménage 'household', from Old French manage, from Vulgar Latin *mansiōnāticum, from Latin mansiō 'dwelling', from manēre 'to remain, dwell'. ménage Old French mansiō Latin manēre Latin View etymology graph -> Topics House & Home External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # menage **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /meɪˈnɑʒ/ **IPA (UK):** /meɪˈnɑːʒ/ ## Meanings 1. a household or domestic establishment and its members ## Examples - The eccentric menage included three dogs and a parrot. ## Synonyms - household - establishment - ménage - family - home - domesticity ## Related Forms - manage - mansion - menagerie ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ménage - Root: mansiō - Root: manēre ## Etymology From French ménage 'household', from Old French manage, from Vulgar Latin *mansiōnāticum, from Latin mansiō 'dwelling', from manēre 'to remain, dwell'. ## AI Etymology Menage comes from French ménage 'household', from Old French manage, from Vulgar Latin *mansiōnāticum, from Latin mansiō 'dwelling', from manēre 'to remain, dwell'. The etymological trail includes Old French ménage, Latin mansiō, Latin manēre. The same word family includes manage, mansion, menagerie. Its current noun use means "a household or domestic establishment and its members". ## Topics - House & Home markdown