welcome home

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Welcome home is a greeting for someone returning to their residence or place of origin after an absence.

It expresses warmth and acknowledgment of arrival: Welcome home, we missed you.

The phrase can be ironic when the "home" is unwelcoming: Welcome home, soldier—now figure out the VA system.

A welcome-home party celebrates someone's return.

Related

hearth · warm meal · warmth · greeting · love · arrival · keys · belonging · sanctuary · safe haven · hospitality · doorway · yellow ribbon · comfort · nostalgia · threshold · hug · house

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Opposites
greeting vs. farewell

welcome homegoodbye

Departing salutation

farewell · bon voyage · safe travels · adieu · see you later

inclusion vs. exclusion

welcome homeget out

Depart or escape

go away · leave · unwelcome · banishment · expulsion

return vs. departure/exile

welcome homeexile

Banishment from homeland

banishment · deportation · displacement · driven out · cast out

Family

home, welcome, welcoming, welcomed, homeless, unwelcome, homes, homely, homeland

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