ghost home
- noun
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casa fantasma
- Every time she returns to her childhood house, it feels more like a ghost home than a welcoming haven.
Examples
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The abandoned village stood silently, each cottage a ghost home filled with lost stories.
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After decades of neglect, the once-bustling mansion became a ghost home echoing with the past.
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The old mansion is a ghost home filled with memories.
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After the family moved, the house became a ghost home.
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After decades of neglect, the once-bustling mansion became a ghost home echoing with the past.
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Every time she returns to her childhood house, it feels more like a ghost home than a welcoming haven.
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The abandoned village stood silently, each cottage a ghost home filled with lost stories.
Synonyms
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A town with no people because everyone left, often once lively
A deserted place with very few people or little activity
Antonyms
How Empty
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly inferable from combining 'ghost' (a remnant/phantom or trace of the past) with 'home' (a residence) to yield a house that feels abandoned, haunted, or full of lingering memories. This simple metaphorical composition mirrors productive patterns like 'ghost town' and is likely understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
The name ghost home comes from the picture of a home where people are gone but the ghost of their lives seems to stay, so the rooms feel quiet and full of memories. So, a ghost home means a place that feels 'empty' or 'full of the past'.