housewarming

[ hous-wawr-ming ]
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noun
  1. a party to celebrate a person's or family's move to a new home.

Origin of housewarming

1
First recorded in 1570–80; house + warm + -ing1

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British Dictionary definitions for house-warming

house-warming

noun
    • a party given after moving into a new home

    • (as modifier): a house-warming party

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