Housewarming

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A party to celebrate moving into a new home. idiomatic

    "In the eyes of Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke the apotheosis of the Celebrity was complete. The people of Asquith were not only willing to attend the house-warming, but had been worked up to the pitch of eagerness."

  2. 2
    a party of people assembled to celebrate moving into a new home wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of welcoming a person/family to their newly purchased or newly rented home.

    "a housewarming gift"

Synonyms

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assembleeassemblyassignationat homeballblowout

Example

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"We bought our new neighbors a clock as a housewarming gift."

Etymology

From house + warming.

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housewarming party

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