ADJ.

boyhood, childhood, family, marital, matrimonial, natural, parental

Placing a child in public care is sometimes the only solution to ill-treatment in the natural home. It's unusual for young people over 25 to still live in the parental home.

| native

She left her native home in Ireland and went to America.

| permanent, temporary

a shelter for people with no permanent home

| comfortable, luxurious, luxury,

magnificent, nice, pleasant | humble | happy, secure, stable,

supportive

These children badly need a stable and secure home life. The lock-up garage provides a secure home for your car.

| broken

children from a broken home (= whose parents are no

longer together)

| single-parent

More and more children in the school are from single-parent homes.

| middle-class, working-class, etc. | dream

They found their dream home on the shore of a lake.

| detached,

semi-detached, terrace/terraced

| rented | council | country, island, mountain, riverside, seaside, suburban, valley, village

He used to spend the summer painting at his country home.

| holiday, weekend

They also have a holiday home in Spain.

| caravan, mobile, motor

The storm wrecked the family's caravan home.

| ancestral | stately

Priceless antique furniture was destroyed in the fire at the stately home.

| forest

These birds are in danger of becoming extinct as their forest home disappears.

| winter

The mudflats offer a winter home to thousands of migrating swans.

| legendary

The hill is the legendary home of King Arthur.

| spiritual

The first time he visited New Orleans he knew he had found his spiritual home.

VERB + HOME

arrive, come, get, go, make your way

Let's go home?I'm tired.

| bring sb/sth, take sb/sth | be away from, get away from, leave

He didn't leave home until he was 24.

| abandon

The people abandoned their homes and headed for the hills.

| find (sb/sth), give sb/sth

Perhaps we could find a home for the kitten.

HOME + NOUN

address, number

Try phoning me on my home number after six o'clock.

| buyer, owner | ownership | purchase | sales | background, conditions, environment, life, situation

He came from an appalling home background. She had never had a stable home life.

| area, base, country, district, state, town | territory, turf

I arranged to meet her in her office, as she seemed more relaxed on her home territory.

| improvement, maintenance, repairs | extension | loan | help

My grandmother has a home help who comes and cleans twice a week.

| appliance | computer | furnishings | contents

Make sure you insure your home contents for an adequate amount.

| comforts

She desperately missed her home comforts while camping.

| insurance | security

Fitting a burglar alarm is the most effective way to increase home security.

| entertainment

the market for home entertainment systems

| use

This video is for home use only.

| user

a laser printer aimed at the home user

| trial

We are offering a free 15-day home trial on our software.

| student, study

The course is suitable for classroom or home study.

| tutor | work, worker

He supplements his income with part-time or home work.

| baking, cooking

She missed her mother's home cooking.

| nursing | visit

The doctor was assaulted on a home visit.

| remedy, treatment

I've tried all the home remedies for headaches without success.

| leave

He went missing while on home leave from prison.

| movie, video

We have a home movie of my dad teaching me to swim.

| consumption

He claimed he had bought the cigarettes for home consumption, not to sell them.

| market

They hope to sell as many computers on the home market as they export.

| affairs, news

the party's spokesman for home affairs The newspaper gives priority to home news over international news.

| port, waters

seamen serving in home waters

PREP.

at ~, away from ~

Her job means she's away from home for weeks at a time.

| back ~, in your own ~ | ~ of

Andalusia, the home of flamenco

PHRASES

a home from home

The hotel's friendly atmosphere makes it a real home from home.

| home-grown

home-grown vegetables (figurative) The show gives home-grown musical talent the chance to show what they can do.

| home-made

home-made bread

| on the home front

(= used to introduce domestic news) On the home front, the fuel crisis continues to worsen.

| welcome home

The banner said ‘Welcome home dad!’

ADJ.

care, charity, children's, convalescent, foster, nursing, old people's, remand, residential, rest, retirement | purpose-built

Work begins this week on a purpose-built home for the city's homeless.

VERB + HOME

provide (sb with)

We have to provide a good home for the children.

| run

They run a retirement home for the elderly.