"forever home" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: forever homes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} forever home (plural forever homes)
  1. A permanent home found for a child or animal who is to be adopted.
    Sense id: en-forever_home-en-noun-P1C2ANSo
  2. A home in which a resident settles with the expectation of living there for the rest of their life. Synonyms: forever house
    Sense id: en-forever_home-en-noun-yMaP~h09 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76

Inflected forms

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