home away from home



home away from home

A place in which one has spent a lot of time and often where one feels as comfortable and familiar as one's own home. Growing up, I spent so much time at my best friend's house, it felt like my home away from home. Brett visits Paris so often, it has become his home away from home.
See also: away, home

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Zola (2)-Southern African, Zulu
FinneganFIN-ə-gənIrish, English (Modern)
Elsy
Theodora[θiə'dɔ:rə]
Shea[ʃi:]
Orly-Hebrew