home away from home

noun phrase

US
: a place that is as pleasant and comfortable as one's own home
Whenever he came to the city, his brother's place was like a home away from home.

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Matlin ended up becoming a part of the Winkler family and considering their house her home away from home. Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 18 June 2025 In the 2023-24 academic year, about 1,716 international students called Mankato their home away from home. Barnet Sherman, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2025 The Maidstone felt like the perfect home away from home. Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 21 May 2025 Some call it their home away from home, with the crew as their second family. Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for home away from home

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“Home away from home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20away%20from%20home. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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