home sweet home
English
editPronunciation
edit- (UK) enPR: hōm swēt hōm, IPA(key): /həʊm swiːt həʊm/
- (US) enPR: hōm swēt hōm, IPA(key): /hoʊm swiːt hoʊm/
Audio (US): (file)
Phrase
edit- (idiomatic) One's home, especially a nice, comfortable home.
- (idiomatic) Expressing contentment or relief at residing in or returning to one's own home.
- 1892, George Grossmith, Weedon Grossmith, chapter 1, in The Diary of a Nobody:
- After my work in the City, I like to be at home. What 's the good of a home, if you are never in it? "Home, Sweet Home," that's my motto.
Related terms
edit- Sweet Home (place name)
Translations
editNice, comfortable home
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Further reading
edit- “home sweet home”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.