leave home

idiom

: to leave one's parent's home and live in one's own home

He left home after graduating from high school.

Examples of leave home in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some students stopped attending school because their parents were afraid to leave home or go to public places. —Astrid Ramirez Guerrero, Charlotte Observer, 26 Nov. 2025

Be a homebody Front Range residents won’t have to leave home for good birding. —Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2025

Description: 18-year-old Joni (Mia Wasikowska) and her younger brother Laser (Josh Hutcherson), both conceived by artificial insemination, attempt to make contact with their biological father Paul (Mark Ruffalo) as Joni prepares to leave home for college. T-7. —Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Oct. 2025

Similarities with the military While astronauts do not leave home to go to war or face combat, families of space travelers may share a few commonalities with military families in which one member is an active service member. —Jessica Rendall, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for leave home

• acrosome
• aerodrome
• catacomb
• centrosome
• chromosome
• cytochrome
• hippodrome
• honeycomb
• liposome
• meerschaum
• metronome
• microtome