there's no place like home

proverb

One feels most comfortable at home.

“Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.”

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Meanings

proverb
  1. One feels most comfortable at home.

    Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.

Origin

Popularized by the 1823 song Home! Sweet Home!, in which the phrase was used as a refrain. Popularized again, more recently, in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.

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Translations

Arabic لَا مَكَان كَالْوَطَن
  • لَا مَكَان كَالْوَطَن (lā makān ka-l-waṭan)one feels most comfortable at home
Catalan la meva casa i la meva llar mil unces valen, val més el fum de casa meva que el foc de la teva
  • la meva casa i la meva llar mil unces valenone feels most comfortable at home
  • val més el fum de casa meva que el foc de la tevaone feels most comfortable at home
Czech všude dobře, doma nejlíp
  • všude dobře, doma nejlípone feels most comfortable at home
Danish ude godt, men hjemme bedst, øst vest, hjemme bedst
  • ude godt, men hjemme bedstone feels most comfortable at home
  • øst vest, hjemme bedstone feels most comfortable at home
Dutch oost west, thuis best
  • oost west, thuis bestone feels most comfortable at home
Finnish poissa hyvä, kotona paras
  • poissa hyvä, kotona parasone feels most comfortable at home
French il n'y a pas de petit chez soi, on n'est bien que chez soi
  • il n'y a pas de petit chez soione feels most comfortable at home
  • on n'est bien que chez soione feels most comfortable at home
German nichts ist vergleichbar mit dem eigenen zu Hause, Ost und West, daheim am best
  • nichts ist vergleichbar mit dem eigenen zu Hauseone feels most comfortable at home
  • Ost und West, daheim am bestone feels most comfortable at home
  • daheim ist daheimone feels most comfortable at home
Greek σπίτι μου, σπιτάκι μου και φτωχοκαλυβάκι μου
  • σπίτι μου, σπιτάκι μου και φτωχοκαλυβάκι μου (spíti mou, spitáki mou kai ftochokalyváki mou)one feels most comfortable at home
Hungarian mindenütt jó, de legjobb otthon
  • mindenütt jó, de legjobb otthonone feels most comfortable at home
Indonesian rumahku surgaku, rumahku istanaku
  • rumahku surgakuone feels most comfortable at home
  • rumahku istanakuone feels most comfortable at home
Irish níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin
  • níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féinone feels most comfortable at home
Italian dove si nasce, ogni erba pasce
  • dove si nasce, ogni erba pasceone feels most comfortable at home
Japanese 我が家ほど良い場所はない
  • 我が家ほど良い場所はない (waga ie hodo yoi basho wa nai)one feels most comfortable at home
Latin nullus est locus domestica sede iucundior
  • nullus est locus domestica sede iucundiorone feels most comfortable at home
Norwegian borte bra, men hjemme best
  • borte bra, men hjemme bestone feels most comfortable at home
Polish wszędzie dobrze, ale w domu najlepiej
  • wszędzie dobrze, ale w domu najlepiejone feels most comfortable at home
Portuguese não há lugar como nosso lar
  • não há lugar como nosso larone feels most comfortable at home
Romanian nicăieri nu e ca acasă
  • nicăieri nu e ca acasăone feels most comfortable at home
Russian в гостя́х хорошо́, а до́ма лу́чше
  • в гостя́х хорошо́, а до́ма лу́чше (v gostjáx xorošó, a dóma lúčše)one feels most comfortable at home
Scottish Gaelic is binn guth an eòin far an do rugadh e, nach binn guth an eòin far na dh'fhàs e
  • is binn guth an eòin far an do rugadh eone feels most comfortable at home
  • nach binn guth an eòin far na dh'fhàs eone feels most comfortable at home
Spanish mi casa y mi hogar cien doblas val, como en casa, en ningún sitio
  • mi casa y mi hogar cien doblas valone feels most comfortable at home
  • como en casa, en ningún sitioone feels most comfortable at home
Swedish borta bra men hemma bäst
  • borta bra men hemma bästone feels most comfortable at home
Turkish insanın evi gibisi yok
  • insanın evi gibisi yokone feels most comfortable at home
Vietnamese ta về ta tắm ao ta, dù trong dù đục ao nhà vẫn hơn
  • ta về ta tắm ao ta, dù trong dù đục ao nhà vẫn hơnone feels most comfortable at home
Welsh does unman yn debyg i gartref
  • does unman yn debyg i gartrefone feels most comfortable at home
Cite this entry
APA

there's no place like home. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/there's%20no%20place%20like%20home

MLA

“there's no place like home.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/there's%20no%20place%20like%20home. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “there's no place like home,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/there's%20no%20place%20like%20home.

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