home away from home
A place in which one is as comfortable as one's actual home.
I stayed in a lot of hotels in New York with the Dead and with Jerry's band, but the Navarro, more than any other, became our home away from home.
ADJ
boyhood, childhood, family, marital, matrimonial, natural, parental
Many adults still receive financial support from their family home.
native
My grandfather still thinks about his native home in Poland even though he left sixty years ago.
permanent, temporary
My family finally found a permanent home after living in apartments for many years.
comfortable, luxurious, luxury
supportive
My parents have always created a supportive home environment where we feel comfortable sharing our problems.
broken
My friend's parents divorced last year, and now he struggles with adjusting to his broken home.
single-parent
Many students at the community center come from single-parent homes and need extra support.
middle-class, working-class, etc.
dream
After years of saving, we finally bought our dream home in the countryside.
detached | rented | council
country, island, mountain, riverside, seaside, suburban, valley, village
My grandparents own a small seaside home where we visit every summer.
holiday, weekend
My grandparents rent a weekend home by the lake where we visit every summer.
caravan, mobile, motor
My grandparents decided to buy a mobile home near the beach for their retirement.
ancestral
stately
The stately home attracted thousands of visitors every summer.
forest
The orangutans lost their forest home when the trees were cut down for farming.
winter
My grandparents always spend their winter home months in Florida to escape the cold weather.
legendary
My grandmother's cooking made our house the legendary home of family gatherings in our neighborhood.
spiritual
For many people, libraries represent their spiritual home, a place where they feel truly at peace.
VERB + HOME
arrive, come, get, go, make your way
After work, I made my way home through the busy streets.
bring sb/sth, take sb/sth
be away from, get away from, leave
She finally got away from home when she started university last year.
abandon
During the war, many families had to abandon their homes and flee to safety.
find (sb/sth), give sb/sth
We finally found a home after searching for six months in the city.
HOME + NOUN
address, number
I've updated my home address on the company system so they can send my paycheck to the right place.
buyer, owner | ownership | purchase | sales
background, conditions, environment, life, situation
Many children struggle in school when their home environment is chaotic and unstable.
area, base, country, district, state, town
territory, turf
He plays much better when he's on his home turf with familiar teammates around him.
improvement, maintenance, repairs | extension | loan
help
An elderly neighbor recently hired a home help to assist with cooking and housework.
appliance | computer | furnishings
contents
We need to list all our home contents before filing an insurance claim.
comforts
After weeks of traveling, he was ready to enjoy his home comforts again.
insurance
security
Installing new locks on all the doors improved our home security considerably.
entertainment
We spent the evening enjoying our new home entertainment setup with the whole family.
use
My parents bought a small printer for home use in their office.
user
Most home users find it easier to store their photos in the cloud.
trial
Sarah decided to take a home trial of the new mattress before buying it.
student, study
Many home students find it easier to learn without classroom distractions.
tutor
work, worker
My sister decided to become a home worker after her baby was born last year.
baking, cooking
My grandmother's home baking always made the kitchen smell wonderful.
nursing
visit
The nurse arrives at 9 a.m. for her regular home visit to check on the elderly patient.
remedy, treatment
My grandmother swears that her home remedy of ginger tea always helps when I have a cold.
PREP
at ~, away from ~
The children felt homesick after spending two weeks away from home at summer camp.
back ~, in your own ~
~ of
Brazil is the home of the world's largest rainforest and many unique animal species.
PHRASES
a home from home
My grandmother's house has always been a home from home for all the cousins.
home-grown
The restaurant sources all its ingredients from local home-grown producers in the region.
home-made
My grandmother always brought home-made jam to family dinners.
on the home front
welcome home
After six months abroad, her family threw a party to welcome her home.
ADJ
care, charity, children's, convalescent, foster, nursing, old people's, remand, residential, rest, retirement
purpose-built
The charity constructed a purpose-built home for elderly people in the community.
VERB + HOME
provide (sb with)
The charity works to provide homeless families with a safe home.
run
My parents run a home for abandoned dogs in our neighborhood.