"head of household" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heads of household [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|heads of household}} head of household (plural heads of household)
  1. The person responsible for governing a group that lives together, such as a family. Categories (topical): Household, People Synonyms: head of the household Translations (household role): галава́ сям'і́ (halavá sjamʺí) [feminine] (Belarusian), hlava rodiny [feminine] (Czech), heer des huizes [masculine] (Dutch), domestro (Esperanto), perheenpää (Finnish), perheenhuoltaja (Finnish), chef de famille [masculine] (French), patrón [masculine] (Galician), patroa [feminine] (Galician), Haushaltsvorstand [masculine] (German), Haushaltungsvorstand [masculine] (German), गृहपति (gŕhpati) [masculine] (Hindi), घर का मुखिया (ghar kā mukhiyā) [masculine] (Hindi), családfő (Hungarian), capofamiglia [feminine, masculine] (Italian), 世帯主 (setainushi) (Japanese), pater familiās [masculine] (Latin), gahapati [masculine] (Pali), głowa rodziny [feminine] (Polish), 𑀕𑀺𑀳𑀯𑀇 (gihavaï) [masculine] (Prakrit), cap de familie [masculine] (Romanian), глава́ семьи́ (glavá semʹí) [feminine] (Russian), गृहपति (gṛhapati) [masculine] (Sanskrit), hlava rodiny [feminine] (Slovak), cabeza de familia [feminine] (Spanish), jefe de familia [masculine] (Spanish), jefe de hogar [masculine] (Spanish), ཁྱིམ་པ (khyim pa) (Tibetan)

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      "sense": "household role",
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      "sense": "household role",
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      "word": "capofamiglia"
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      "roman": "setainushi",
      "sense": "household role",
      "word": "世帯主"
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      "sense": "household role",
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      "sense": "household role",
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "household role",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "głowa rodziny"
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      "lang": "Prakrit",
      "roman": "gihavaï",
      "sense": "household role",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "𑀕𑀺𑀳𑀯𑀇"
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      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "household role",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "cap de familie"
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      "roman": "glavá semʹí",
      "sense": "household role",
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      "roman": "gṛhapati",
      "sense": "household role",
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      "sense": "household role",
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      "sense": "household role",
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      "word": "cabeza de familia"
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      "code": "bo",
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      "word": "ཁྱིམ་པ"
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