House-trained

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of house-train form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Trained not to excrete indoors. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Exhibiting behavior and habits that are consistent with good housekeeping. broadly, not-comparable

    "But he did have the endearing habit of cleaning up after she cooked, and unlike other men of her acquaintance the dishes were actually clean when she went to get them out of the cupboard again. Johnny was house-trained, too."

Adjective
  1. 1
    (of pets) trained to urinate and defecate outside or in a special place wordnet

Synonyms

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house-brokenhousebroken

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"Has your kitten been house-trained yet?"

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