take or an animal in



take someone or an animal in

to provide shelter for someone or an animal. When I needed a place to live, my uncle took me in. Mrs. Wilson took in the lonely little dog and gave it a loving home.
See also: animal, take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
YuriyYOO-ree (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian
Sudarshana-Indian, Hindi
CarpusKAHR-pəs (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin
Alger['ældʒə]
Daly['deili]
JennigjeYEN-nikh-yəDutch