family home

Where relatives gather

A family home is a residence where a family lives together, often implying stability, continuity, and emotional attachment rather than just a physical structure.

The term carries connotations of permanence and shared history: They sold the family home after their mother passed away.

In legal contexts, family home may have specific meanings regarding property division in divorce or inheritance.

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front porch · mortgage · spare bedroom · parenting · growing up · belonging · nurturing · hearth · siblinghood · generations · heritage · photo albums · tradition · childhood · nostalgia · homecoming · bedrooms · kitchen table

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Opposites
household composition

family homebachelor pad

Single man's dwelling

studio apartment · empty nest · man cave

permanence and rootedness

family hometemporary housing

Non-permanent place to live

hotel room · motel · crash pad · hostel · halfway house

institutional vs. private dwelling

family homeorphanage

Institution housing parentless children

children's home · group home · dormitory · barracks · prison

Family

home, family

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G