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rehome

[ ree-hohm ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to transfer (an animal or child) to the care of a new family in a different home: Shockingly, no federal law prohibits adoptive parents from rehoming their adopted children through a simple power of attorney.

    When our cat had kittens, we kept only the little runt, and rehomed the others.

    Shockingly, no federal law prohibits adoptive parents from rehoming their adopted children through a simple power of attorney.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of rehome1

First recorded in 1855–60; re- ( def ) + home ( def )

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