Phrase guide

home away from home

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A place in which one is as comfortable as one's actual home.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a place where you are just as comfortable and content as if you were home

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: home from home

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: home, place

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: втори дом (vtori dom) — place in which one is comfortable
  • Chinese Mandarin: 賓至如歸 /宾至如归 (bīnzhìrúguī) — place in which one is comfortable
  • Finnish: kodikas paikka — place in which one is comfortable
  • German: zweites Zuhause — place in which one is comfortable
  • Hungarian: második otthon — place in which one is comfortable
  • Polish: drugi dom — place in which one is comfortable
  • Russian: второ́й дом (vtorój dom) — place in which one is comfortable
  • Swedish: andra hem — place in which one is comfortable