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fireside

American  
[fahyuhr-sahyd] / ˈfaɪərˌsaɪd /

noun

  1. Also called hearthside.  the space about a fire or hearth.

  2. home.

  3. home or family life.


adjective

  1. informal and friendly in manner.

    The politician's fireside manner helped her win votes.

fireside British  
/ ˈfaɪəˌsaɪd /

noun

  1. the hearth

  2. family life; the home

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of fireside

First recorded in 1555–65; fire + side 1

Example Sentences

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SharkNinja, which brags it has offerings in 38 consumer product subcategories, also said it enjoyed a strong response to the third-quarter launch of its Ninja Fireside 360, an outdoor heater/fire pit combo.

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

For example, I’ve worked with Casey and Stacey from Fireside Farm for almost 10 years, and the same with Clay Trainum from Autumn Olive Farms.

From Salon • Jul. 16, 2024

Fed Chair Jerome Powell will have a chance to push back against the doves at a Fireside Chat on Friday, and there are at least seven other Fed speakers on the docket this week.

From Reuters • Nov. 27, 2023

When he was 6, Crosby started singing harmonies as his dad played mandolin and the family sang from “The Fireside Book of Folk Songs.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2023

There are Times, Shun, when I think real hard on the Fireside & you & Ma & a Volume to mull.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

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