adjective
- tamed and kept as a pet or on a farm
- adapted over many generations to live with and be useful to humans
- enjoying or skilled at household tasks and home life
Usage: informal
Examples
- Dogs and cats are domesticated animals.
- Wheat is a domesticated crop that depends on human cultivation.
- The domesticated pig differs greatly from its wild ancestor.
- She’s become quite domesticated since getting married.
- Domesticated chickens lay more eggs than wild birds.
- He’s not very domesticated and rarely cooks for himself.
- Domesticated horses have been bred for various purposes.