home away from home
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2.9
- noun
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segundo hogar
- Many travelers consider their favorite hotel to be a home away from home because of the comfort it provides.
You've just made it so it's kind of like my home away from home and I don't know what I'm trying to say.
- You've just made it so it's kind of like my home away from home and I don't know what I'm trying to say.
- So, you know, tomorrow will be like a fresh start, but it feels good to be back our home away from home.
Examples
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For over 20 years, upscale Italian-American restaurant La Griglia has served as a home away from home for River Oaks residents.
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During her studies abroad, she found a café that felt like a home away from home where she could relax and study.
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Welcome to your new home away from home.
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Welcome to our little home away from home.
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For children, it's a home away from home.
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I had found a home away from home, and a wonderful church family.
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U.S. Cellular Field is our baseball home away from home.
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Somehow, it's Prague that has become my home away from home.
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The Ronald McDonald House on Canal Street provides a home away from home for families seeking specialized medical care in the New Orleans area.
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The community center serves as a home away from home for local families, offering activities and support.
Synonyms
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3.0
A place where you feel as comfortable and relaxed as in your own house
A place where you feel safe and like yourself
Antonyms
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly built from the literal constituents: it denotes a 'home' that is 'away from' your actual home but functions as a home in terms of comfort and familiarity. This compositional pattern (a place away from home that nevertheless feels like home) is cross-linguistically common and follows ordinary lexical meanings, so a B1 learner who knows the component words can readily infer the sense.
Etymology
Home away from home paints a simple picture: you have a small home while you are away from your real house, like a cozy hotel room or a friend's place that feels familiar. That's why it means 'a place where you feel as comfortable and relaxed as in your own home'.