rehome

American

[ree-hohm] / ˌriˈhoʊm /

verb (used with object)

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.

Etymology

Origin of rehome

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

Example Sentences

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"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

He said the paperwork and complexities of bird flu regulations would make it challenging to rehome Frankie in the UK and he hoped that she found a flamingo colony in southern France.

From BBC

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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