hearthside

noun

Etymology

From hearth + -side.

  1. derived from *kerh₃-
  2. inherited from *herþaz
  3. inherited from *herþ
  4. inherited from heorþ
  5. inherited from herth
  6. suffixed as hearthside — “hearth + -side

Definitions

  1. The area around the fireplace in the living-room of a family house.

    • “How much death must an old king have seen on the field of war, in the play of swords, without its grinning jaw coming over his own hearthside.”
    • Working women are stressing out their male partners by discussing business problems around the family hearthside.
  2. Used to identify something as normally being in the area of the fireplace.

    • A hearthside rug.
  3. Pertaining to an activity normal to the household, usually associated with the…

    Pertaining to an activity normal to the household, usually associated with the living-room, whether or not it has a real fireplace.

    • Every Wednesday we have a hearthside meeting of the family.
    • This is a good hearthside book.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA