# ménage

> English word · Noun · IPA /mɛˈnɑːʒ/ · frequency rank #73,465

## Definitions
1. A household; a domestic situation.
2. A type of cooperative society whereby all members pay a regular sum of savings, or through which goods can be paid for in installments.
3. A group of people in a sexual relationship; especially, such a group that live together; the relationship itself.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French ménage; compare Middle English menage, a parallel borrowing from an earlier form of the French word.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/menage