Types of home

a retirement community that offers many activities for people who are no longer working but want to remain active

homes for people on low incomes for which the rent or mortgage is not more than around 30% of the family’s income

American a living arrangement by which people share work such as growing crops and caring for children, own their private living areas but share areas that everyone uses such as eating areas

council house (noun)

British a house owned by the local government, for which you pay a low rent

domicile (noun)

formal someone’s home

doublewide (noun)

American two mobile homes (=small homes that can be moved on highways) that are joined together to create one larger home

gated community (noun)

a group of houses or apartments in an area surrounded by a fence or wall that can be entered only by people who live there and their guests

granny flat (noun)

Britishinformal a mother-in-law apartment

group home (noun)

American a place where people with physical or mental problems can live and be independent while getting the care they need

home unit (noun)

Australian an apartment, usually owned by the people who live there

in-law apartment (noun)

American a small apartment attached to a house, where the parents of your husband or wife can live

lodgings (noun)

a place that you pay to live in temporarily, for example when you are visiting an area

matchbox house (noun)

South African a small and often badly built house located with many other similar houses on a social housing scheme

mobile home (noun)

British a trailer you can live in

mother-in-law apartment (noun)

American an in-law apartment

nursing home (noun)

an institution where old people live when they are too old or sick to care for themselves without help

old people’s home (noun)

a place where old people live and are taken care of

party house ()

a place where there are often noisy parties

poorhouse (noun)

in the past, a place provided for very poor people who had no homes and were unable to feed themselves

public housing (noun)

American houses or apartments that are built by the government for people who do not have enough money to buy their own home

RDP house (noun)

South African a house that was built as part of a government-funded social housing project

rest home (noun)

old-fashioned a retirement home

retirement community (noun)

a community that is designed for senior citizens and people who have retired from their jobs

retirement home (noun)

a place where older people live and are taken care of

second home (noun)

a house that someone owns but lives in only for short periods, for example, vacations, not as their usual home

shelter (noun)

a place to live, considered as a basic human need

show house (noun)

British one of a group of new houses that has been decorated and filled with furniture so that it can be shown to customers as a typical example. The American word is model home.

squat (noun)

British a house where people live without permission and without paying the owner

terrace (noun)

mainly British a row of houses all of the same type, built so that they join together

tied (adjective)

British a tied house is a house that you live in while you are doing a particular job but must leave when you leave your job

transit camp (noun)

a temporary home for people who are escaping from a war or another dangerous situation

women’s shelter (noun)

American a place where women can go with their children in order to escape from a violent husband or partner

Synonyms and antonyms of Types of home in American Thesaurus