Heim

Pronunciation: /haɪ̯m/

“Heim” is a German word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

home, one’s dwelling, the place where one is at home
a home, asylum, hostel (residence for some specified group)
without further context usually short for either Kinderheim (“children’s home, orphanage”) or Altersheim (“retirement home”)
a house, center for a collective purpose other than to dwell in

From Middle High German heim, from Old High German heim, from Proto-West Germanic *haim. Cognate with Dutch heem, English home, Danish hjem.

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