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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rehome¹

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

Example Sentences

“The owner was offered assistance to rehome the emaciated horses. He declined,” the county said in a news release.

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While a plan has been put in place to temporarily rehome patients at Knockbracken Healthcare Park south of Belfast, that facility has not been used to date.

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Miles isn't alone in choosing to rehome his dog and the charity's chief operating officer Rachel Casey tells BBC Newsbeat "it's almost always because people's circumstances change".

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"I don't want the emotional upset of possibly not being able to afford it and then having to ask for somebody to rehome the cat as well."

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Animal cruelty campaigner Jackie Idimogu, who is president of My Dog and I - a dog-lovers' community in Lagos who often helps to rehome pets, says she has noticed the change.

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