home noun \ˈhōm\ 1a :  one's place of residence :  domicile has been away from home for two weeks a place to call homeb2 :  the social unit formed by a family living together trying to make a good home for her children comes from a broken home 3a :  a familiar or usual setting :  congenial environment; also :  the focus of one's domestic attention home is where the heart is