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homeworld

homeworld

125 7.6
The planet where someone or something comes from originally
  • noun
  • /ˈhoʊmˌwɜrld/
translation icon : planeta natal
  • I am referring to my homeworld, Europa, one of the moons of Jupiter.
  • return to their homeworld
  • visit her homeworld
  • invade the homeworld

Examples

  • An ambassador has to convince her homeworld what's really important.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Dushaynese were vegetarian to an extreme; on their homeworld, they lived on tree sap and fruit juice.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Do you remember your homeworld?

  • Tell him that we'll take him and his ship to our homeworld.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • I had to accept exile from my homeworld as a result.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • I wanted to go out, with Mum and Dad, and be the one to find the homeworld.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • I hope the second film, Paradise, deals with the homeworld of the Engineers and how they came to be.

    Blog text (10)
  • Those pools, they remind me of a time... when I took my daughter to the forgotten lakes of my homeworld.

  • Almost nothing is known of the Reman homeworld, although intelligence scans have proven the existence of dilithium mining and heavy weapons construction.

  • The alien returned to their homeworld, hoping to reunite with their family.

Synonyms

home
vshomeworld
960 1.0

A place where something started or is most typical

focuses on the original planet or place rather than usual development
homeland
vshomeworld
177 3.1

The country where someone is born or where they feel they belong

is about an original planet or world, not a specific nation
birthplace
vshomeworld
21 2.7

A place where an idea, activity, or movement first started

means the original planet or location, not only the birth site
place of origin
vshomeworld
1 3.5

The location where someone or something first started to exist

refers to an original planet or world rather than any starting place

Antonyms

685 4.1

From another place and not familiar there

Surface Forms

homeworld singular
homeworlds plural

Morphology

homeworld = home + world (transparent) = home + world

Compound combining 'home' and 'world' to indicate the planet or place of origin; the sci-fi usage is a straightforward extension of the literal components.

Etymology

The word homeworld joins home ('where you live') and world ('a planet or place'), so in stories it means the planet or place someone originally comes from.