rehome

American  

[ree-hohm] / ˌriˈhoʊm /

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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Etymology

Origin of rehome

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

Example Sentences

"I certainly didn't come into this business to put dogs to sleep. But would you rehome that dog, not knowing anything? Would you put your name to it? Because I wouldn't," Mark says.

From BBC

Today, Hinds receives hundreds of requests a year to rehome mini pigs in her area alone.

From The Wall Street Journal

"There are very few rescue centres who are capable of rehoming some of these animals. If we can't rehome them they risk being euthanised," he adds.

From BBC

She dropped Chance, a mastiff she rescued, at Save A Paw in December 2024 in the hope Rahman could rehome him.

From BBC

"What we want hunts to do is to stop breeding them and to work with reputable rescues to rehome the dogs in their kennels."

From BBC