A
home is a place of
residence or
refuge.
When it refers to a building, it is usually a place in which an individual or a family can rest and store
personal property. Most modern-day
households contain
sanitary facilities and a means of
preparing food. Animals have their own homes as well, either living in the wild or in a domesticated environment. "Home" is also used to refer to the geographical area (whether it be a
suburb,
town,
city or
country) in which a person grew up or feels they belong, or it can refer to the native
habitat of a wild animal. As an alternative to the definition of "home" as a physical locale, home may be perceived to have no physical definition—instead, home may relate instead to a mental or emotional state of refuge or comfort.
There are cultures in which members lack permanent homes, such as with
nomadic people.
