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... household establishmentménagefamily home domesticity

Word family

Related forms manage mansion menagerie

Etymology

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

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Topics

House & Home

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# 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

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