Definition of Home away from home

1. Noun. A place where you are just as comfortable and content as if you were home.

Exact synonyms: Home From Home
Generic synonyms: Home, Place

Definition of Home away from home

1. Noun. (idiomatic) A place in which one is as comfortable as one's actual home. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Home Away From Home

home-cured
home-farm
home-fried potatoes
home-grown
home-loving
home-made
home-making
home-school
home-sickness
home-sicknesses
home-speaking
home-style
home and dry
home and hosed
home appliance
home away from home (current term)
home banking
home base
home brew
home buyer
home care
home care agencies
home care services
home childbirth
home cinema
home cinemas
home computer
home computers
home country
home court

Literary usage of Home away from home

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Okay, Girls by Helen Gilbert (2006)
"Home Away from Home The barracks consisted of two wings, joined in the middle by the recreation room, the head (bathroom), and the laundry room equipped ..."

2. Potter's American Monthly (1881)
"That's exactly what I like," said I. " I like to feel at home away from home." "Then, too," said my friend, "we always like to introduce to the ..."

3. Recordkeeping Guidelines for Occupational Injuries and Illnesses by DIANE Publishing Company (1997)
"When a traveling employee checks into a hotel or motel, he establishes a "home away from home." Thereafter, his activities are evaluated in the same manner ..."

4. Beautiful Accommodation in Queensland, Australia by Simon St John (2004)
"... Travellers Rest is our budget-conscious find on the Tableland, a wonderful 1925 home-away- from-home hosted by a great couple, Mike and Tracy Taylor. ..."

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