Meaning | Synonyms
- a place you feel connected to emotionally
- a place you are happy to arrive back at
- somewhere you have fond memories of
- being near your family and loved ones
Example Sentences
- No matter where I go, it's always so lovely to come back here. Home is where the heart is after all.
- My parents have a great saying on a tapestry on the wall of their lounge. It says 'home is where the heart is' and it's very true.
- Home is certainly where the heart is they all agreed as the family sat down together for Christmas dinner.
Origin
Similar variations of this saying have been in use since ancient times. The modern wording that we are familiar with today, first appeared in the J. T. Bickford novel, 'Scandal' in 1857. The proverb has been in this present form in the USA since the 1820s.
The phrase means that no matter who you are with or where you are in the world, your family and home always have the deepest affection and emotional pull. It is the place where you have a foundation of love, warmth, and happy memories. It might not always be the building itself, but being near your loved ones.
