ADJ

boyhood, childhood, family, marital, matrimonial, natural, parental
Placing a child in public care is sometimes the only solution to ill-treatment in the natural home. It's unusual for young people over 25 to still live in the parental home
native
She left her native home in Ireland and went to America
permanent, temporary
a shelter for people with no permanent home
comfortable, luxurious, luxury, magnificent, nice, pleasant
humble
happy, secure, stable, supportive
These children badly need a stable and secure home life. The lock-up garage provides a secure home for your car
broken
children from a broken home (= whose parents are no longer together)
single-parent
More and more children in the school are from single-parent homes
middle-class, working-class, etc.
dream
They found their dream home on the shore of a lake
detached, semi-detached, terrace/terraced
rented
council
country, island, mountain, riverside, seaside, suburban, valley, village
He used to spend the summer painting at his country home
holiday, weekend
They also have a holiday home in Spain
caravan, mobile, motor
The storm wrecked the family's caravan home
ancestral
stately
Priceless antique furniture was destroyed in the fire at the stately home
forest
These birds are in danger of becoming extinct as their forest home disappears
winter
The mudflats offer a winter home to thousands of migrating swans
legendary
The hill is the legendary home of King Arthur
spiritual
The first time he visited New Orleans he knew he had found his spiritual home

VERB + HOME

arrive, come, get, go, make your way
Let's go home?I'm tired
bring sb/sth, take sb/sth
be away from, get away from, leave
He didn't leave home until he was 24
abandon
The people abandoned their homes and headed for the hills
find (sb/sth), give sb/sth
Perhaps we could find a home for the kitten

HOME + NOUN

address, number
Try phoning me on my home number after six o'clock
buyer, owner
ownership
purchase
sales
background, conditions, environment, life, situation
He came from an appalling home background. She had never had a stable home life
area, base, country, district, state, town
territory, turf
I arranged to meet her in her office, as she seemed more relaxed on her home territory
improvement, maintenance, repairs
extension
loan
help
My grandmother has a home help who comes and cleans twice a week
appliance
computer
furnishings
contents
Make sure you insure your home contents for an adequate amount
comforts
She desperately missed her home comforts while camping
insurance
security
Fitting a burglar alarm is the most effective way to increase home security
entertainment
the market for home entertainment systems
use
This video is for home use only
user
a laser printer aimed at the home user
trial
We are offering a free 15-day home trial on our software
student, study
The course is suitable for classroom or home study
tutor
work, worker
He supplements his income with part-time or home work
baking, cooking
She missed her mother's home cooking
nursing
visit
The doctor was assaulted on a home visit
remedy, treatment
I've tried all the home remedies for headaches without success
leave
He went missing while on home leave from prison
movie, video
We have a home movie of my dad teaching me to swim
consumption
He claimed he had bought the cigarettes for home consumption, not to sell them
market
They hope to sell as many computers on the home market as they export
affairs, news
the party's spokesman for home affairs The newspaper gives priority to home news over international news
port, waters
seamen serving in home waters

PREP

at ~, away from ~
Her job means she's away from home for weeks at a time
back ~, in your own ~
~ of
Andalusia, the home of flamenco

PHRASES

a home from home
The hotel's friendly atmosphere makes it a real home from home
home-grown
home-grown vegetables (figurative) The show gives home-grown musical talent the chance to show what they can do
home-made
home-made bread
on the home front
(= used to introduce domestic news) On the home front, the fuel crisis continues to worsen
welcome home
The banner said 'Welcome home dad!'

ADJ

care, charity, children's, convalescent, foster, nursing, old people's, remand, residential, rest, retirement
purpose-built
Work begins this week on a purpose-built home for the city's homeless

VERB + HOME

provide (sb with)
We have to provide a good home for the children
run
They run a retirement home for the elderly