house warming

Party for relocators

A housewarming is a party celebrating someone's move into a new home.

Guests typically bring small gifts for the household: They threw a housewarming for their new apartment.

The term can also modify nouns: a housewarming gift, a housewarming party.

Usually written as one word.

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wine · invitation · tradition · host · hospitality · keys · front door · milestone · fresh start · toast · good wishes · party · neighbors · community · friendship · housewarming · blessing · gratitude

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Opposites
event type

house warmingfarewell party

Gathering for someone leaving

bon voyage party · send-off · leaving do · goodbye party · estate sale

lifecycle stage

house warmingmoving out

Changing where you live

vacating · abandonment · foreclosure · downsizing

celebratory vs non-celebratory residential events

house warmingeviction

Forced departure from rental

foreclosure · house fire · displacement · condemnation · demolition

Family

house, warming, houses, housed, housing, housekeeper, housewife, household, housework

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