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home life

home life

27 1.9
The way a person lives and feels at home
  • noun
translation icon : vida familiar
  • Despite his terrible home life, Victor was apparently brilliant in school, showing a distinct talent for English.
  • home life balance
  • an unstable home life
  • family home life

No, my kids, we have a very normal home life like we have.

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Examples

  • Frank and Nancy, your parents, what was, what was your home life like with them?

  • The women in this study were also frustrated by inequities in their home lives.

    Academic text (2007)
  • I applied everything to school because my, my, my home life and my community was so tough that school was the safe place for me.

  • No, my kids, we have a very normal home life like we have.

  • There are some people, they like to keep their home life private.

  • And you had a really stable home life, you know, I think.

  • I feel like because I had so much going on in my home life, I struggled in school.

  • However, you are having a difficult time balancing your work and home life.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Children should be encouraged to discuss their home life, experiences they have had, their likes and dislikes, etc.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Many students cope with difficult situations at home, as their home life can greatly affect their education.

Synonyms

lifestyle
vshome life
515 2.3

The way a person lives, including habits and daily choices

is narrower, referring specifically to how someone lives in their household
domesticity
vshome life
6 4.9

The life and daily tasks people do at home, like cooking and cleaning

is about a person's whole experience living in that household
homemaking
vshome life
3 2.5

Care and work to keep a house and family well

is broader and focuses on personal everyday experience rather than tasks

How Stable

home life
27 1.9
temporary
2 5.3
homelessness
56 3.0

Surface Forms

home life singular
home lives plural

Morphology

home + life

The meaning 'the way a person lives and experiences things in their home environment' is directly compositional from 'home' (residence) + 'life' (way of living). This is a common noun–noun/modifier pattern found across languages (e.g. 'vida en casa'/'vie familiale'), so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the phrase.

Etymology

Home life links home (the house, family and daily routines) and life (how someone lives and feels). So, the phrase paints the little, 'private' everyday picture of a person — the things they do and feel 'at home'.