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rehome.

To find a new home for (especially a pet).

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɹiːˈhəʊm/
  1. To find a new home for (especially a pet).

    transitive
    The cat recovered after treatment by a vet and has now been rehomed.
  2. To find a new family for (one or more adopted children) without using official adoption agencies.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos Proto-Germanic *haimaz Proto-West Germanic *haim Old English hām Middle English hōm English home English rehome From re- + home.

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