Idioms for home

Origin of home

before 900; Middle English hom, Old English hām (noun and adv.); cognate with Dutch heim, Old Norse heimr, Danish hjem, Swedish hem, German Heim home, Gothic haims village; akin to haunt

SYNONYMS FOR home

2 hearth, fireside.
3 asylum.

OTHER WORDS FROM home

min·i·home, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH home

home house (see synonym study at house)

British Dictionary definitions for home free (1 of 2)

Home
/ (hjuːm) /

noun

Baron See Home of the Hirsel

British Dictionary definitions for home free (2 of 2)

Derived forms of home

homelike, adjective

Word Origin for home

Old English hām; related to Old Norse heimr, Gothic haims, Old High German heim, Dutch heem, Greek kōmi village

Idioms and Phrases with home free (1 of 2)

home free

In a secure or comfortable position, especially because of being certain to succeed. For example, Once I meet the schedule I'll be home free, or I think we have enough support for this measure—we're home free. This expression probably alludes to safely reaching baseball's home plate, meaning one has scored a run. [Mid-1900s]

Idioms and Phrases with home free (2 of 2)

home