Heim.
home, one’s dwelling, the place where one is at home
Meaning & usage
home, one’s dwelling, the place where one is at home
Eigenheim
Heimcomputer
a home, asylum, hostel (residence for some specified group)
Studentenwohnheim
Tierheim
a home, asylum, hostel (residence for some specified group) without further context usually short for either Kinderheim (“children’s home, orphanage”) or Altersheim (“retirement home”)
Mein Sohn / Vater ist im Heim.
a home, asylum, hostel (residence for some specified group) a house, center for a collective purpose other than to dwell in
Vereinsheim
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German heim, from Old High German heim, from Proto-West Germanic *haim. Cognate with Dutch heem, English home, Danish hjem.
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