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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Native \Na"tive\ (n[=a]"t[i^]v), adjective [F. natif, L. nativus, fr. nasci, p. p. natus. See {Nation}, and cf. {Na["i]ve}, {Neif} a serf.]
1. Arising by birth; having an origin; born. [Obs.]
Anaximander's opinion is, that the gods are native, rising and vanishing again in long periods of times. --Cudworth.
2. Of or pertaining to one's birth; natal; belonging to the place or the circumstances in which one is born; -- opposed to {foreign}; as, native land, language, color, etc.
3. Born in the region in which one lives; as, a native inhabitant, race; grown or originating in the region where used or sold; not foreign or {imported}; as, native oysters, or strawberries. In the latter sense, synonymous with {domestic}. [1913 Webster +PJC]
4. Original; constituting the original substance of anything; as, native dust. --Milton.
5. Conferred by birth; derived from origin; born with one; inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, native genius, cheerfulness, wit, simplicity, rights, intelligence, etc. Having the same meaning as {congenital}, but typically used for positive qualities, whereas {congenital} may be used for negative qualities. See also {congenital} [1913 Webster +PJC]
Courage is native to you. --Jowett (Thucyd.).
6. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). [R.]
the head is not more native to the heart, . . . Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father. --Shak.
7. (Min.) (a) Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as, native silver, copper, gold. (b) Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium chloride.
{Native American party}. See under {American}, adjective
{Native bear} (Zo["o]l.), the koala.
{Native bread} (Bot.), a large underground fungus, of Australia ({Mylitta australis}), somewhat resembling a truffle, but much larger.
{Native devil}. (Zo["o]l.) Same as {Tasmanian devil}, under {Devil}.
{Native hen} (Zo["o]l.), an Australian rail ({Tribonyx Mortierii}).
{Native pheasant}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Leipoa}.
{Native rabbit} (Zo["o]l.), an Australian marsupial ({Perameles lagotis}) resembling a rabbit in size and form.
{Native sloth} (Zo["o]l.), the koala.
{Native thrush} (Zo["o]l.), an Australian singing bird ({Pachycephala olivacea}); -- called also {thickhead}.
{Native turkey} (Zo["o]l.), the Australian bustard ({Choriotis australis}); -- called also {bebilya}.
Syn: Natural; natal; original; congenital.
Usage: {Native}, {Natural}, {Natal}. natural refers to the nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom; native, to one's birth or origin; as, a native country, language, etc.; natal, to the circumstances of one's birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that which springs from the structure of the mind. Native eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion; natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied or artificial.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Domestic \Do*mes"tic\, noun
1. One who lives in the family of an other, as hired household assistant; a house servant.
The master labors and leads an anxious life, to secure plenty and ease to the domestic. --V. Knox.
2. pl. (Com.) Articles of home manufacture, especially cotton goods. [U. S.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Domestic \Do*mes"tic\, adjective [L. domesticus, fr. domus use: cf. F. domestique. See 1st {Dome}.]
1. Of or pertaining to one's house or home, or one's household or family; relating to home life; as, domestic concerns, life, duties, cares, happiness, worship, servants.
His fortitude is the more extraordinary, because his domestic feelings were unusually strong. --Macaulay.
4. Of or pertaining to a nation considered as a family or home, or to one's own country; intestine; not foreign; as, foreign wars and domestic dissensions. --Shak.
3. Remaining much at home; devoted to home duties or pleasures; as, a domestic man or woman.
4. Living in or near the habitations of man; domesticated; tame as distinguished from wild; as, domestic animals.
5. Made in one's own house, nation, or country; as, domestic manufactures, wines, etc.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
domestic
adjective
1: of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation; "domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction" [ant: {foreign}]
2: of or relating to the home; "domestic servant"; "domestic science"
3: of or involving the home or family; "domestic worries"; "domestic happiness"; "they share the domestic chores"; "everything sounded very peaceful and domestic"; "an author of blood-and-thunder novels yet quite domestic in his taste" [ant: {undomestic}]
4: converted or adapted to domestic use; "domestic animals"; "domesticated plants like maize" [syn: {domesticated}]
5: produced in a particular country; "domestic wine"; "domestic oil"
noun: a household servant [syn: {domestic help}, {house servant}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
45 Moby Thesaurus words for "domestic": anchoritic, autochthonous, cloistered, domal, domestic servant, domesticated, domiciliary, drudge, eremitic, family, help, hermitic, hermitish, hired help, home, household, housekeeper, indigenous, inland, internal, intestine, manorial, mansional, menial, municipal, national, native, palatial, private, recluse, residential, residentiary, scullion, sequestered, servant, servitor, shut in, shut up, slavey, stay-at-home, steward, subdued, submissive, tame, turnspit
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