away from home
Out of house
Away from home describes being somewhere other than one's residence or usual dwelling place.
The phrase often carries emotional weight—suggesting distance from comfort, family, or familiar surroundings: She's been away from home for three months.
It can describe temporary absence He's away from home on business or permanent departure The kids are finally away from home.
In sports, away from home means playing at an opponent's venue rather than one's own.
- homesicknessLonging for one's dwelling
- business tripProfessional travel for company purposes
- out of townAbsent from one's locale
- hotelCommercial lodging establishment
- excursionBrief recreational trip
journey · study abroad · foreign exchange · gap year · longing · migration · vacation · deployment · military base · wandering · campsite · sleeping bag · nostalgia · empty nest · relocation · loneliness · rental property · exile
away from homeat home
Present in one's dwelling
home · back home · indoors · homeward · home-based
away from homeat home
Present in one's dwelling
comfortable · in one's element · settled · secure · belonging
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