Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rehome

/ɹiːˈhəʊm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: re-home
IPA: /ɹiːˈhəʊm/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Transitive verb

verb

To find a new family for (one or more adopted children) without using official adoption agencies.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The cat recovered after treatment by a vet and has now been rehomed."
"Lucy added: "Working in a busy station means that acquiring animals on shift isn't particularly unusual. At the start of lockdown last year, we had to rehome a baby dove."
"The old footbridge will now be rehomed to Brechin station, on the Caledonian Railway heritage operation in Angus."

Etymology

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.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

rehomes (present, singular) rehoming (participle, present) rehomed (participle, past) rehomed (past)

Derived Forms

rehomable rehomer

Rhymes With

home go home come home group home rome poem dome chrome foam rom genome jerome

Questions

How do you pronounce rehome?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiːˈhəʊm/.
What does rehome mean?: To find a new home for (especially a pet).
Where does rehome come 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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