welcome mat

A friendly welcome, as in They put out the welcome mat for all new members. This expression alludes to a doormat with the word "Welcome" printed on it. [Mid-1900]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Agassiz	['ægəsi]
Puja	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Nepali
&Aelig;Lfweard	-	Anglo-Saxon
Akseli	AHK-se-lee	Finnish
Kennedy	['kenidi]
Zabel	-	Armenian