Describing an animal that has been tamed and bred by humans to live and work with people, or a person who prefers staying home over going out.
From Latin 'domesticatus,' derived from 'domesticus' (of the house), which comes from 'domus' (house). The process of domestication took thousands of years—dogs began this process around 15,000 years ago when wolves started scavenging near human settlements.
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