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Definition of Head of household
1. Noun. The head of a household or family or tribe.
Specialized synonyms: Materfamilias, Matriarch, Paterfamilias, Patriarch
Definition of Head of household
1. Noun. The person responsible for governing a group that lives together, such as a family. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Head Of Household
Literary usage of Head of household
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Adoption of Hybrid Maize in Zambia: Effects on Gender Roles, Food by Shubh K. Kumar (1994)
"... Head of Household Less than 1 1-2 2-3 3-5 More than 5 Percent of Sample House-
... age of head of household (younger households were more likely to be ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1836)
"For instance, his first entry under the head of ' household payments,' is '
payment of 10 marks to the nurse of Thomas de ..."
3. Infant Mortality: Results of a Field Study in Waterbury, Conn., Based on by United States Children's Bureau, Estelle Belle Hunter, United States, Children's Bureau (1918)
"... according to nationality and color of head of household. a Including 11 French
Canadian, 5 Russian, 5 German, 3 English, and 1 Swedish. TABLE 44. ..."