🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Zuhause

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tsuˈhaʊ̯zə

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Home/hoʊm/
nounCEFR A1 (Beginner)Top #300 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Willkommen zu Hause!"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household.

    "After a long journey abroad, they were finally happy to be back home."
  2. 2

    An institution for people needing specialized care or housing, such as a nursing home.

    "She volunteers at a local care home on weekends."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'home' originates from the Old English 'ham', which referred to a dwelling or a place of residence. It has evolved through Middle English as 'home', retaining its core meaning of a place where one lives, but has also come to encompass emotional and cultural connotations of safety and belonging.

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