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home

  • noun
  • hōm

One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family.

Other meanings

  1. The place (residence, settlement, country, etc.), where a person was born or raised; a childhood or parental home; the home of one’s parents or guardian.

  2. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.

Example sentences

  • “The chickens have come home to roost.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “Wherever he set foot, he was at home.”

    Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

  • “I'm worried about my parents back home.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old English "hām".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “home” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.