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housebroken

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • housbrōk'ən
  • /haʊsbɹəʊkən/
  • CMU ARPABET: HH AW1 S B R OW2 K AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

trained to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: house-trained

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

(of pets) trained to urinate and defecate outside or in a special place

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • housebroken pets
  • `house-trained' is chiefly British

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: house-trained

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From house + broken.