homeworld

English

Etymology

Compound of home +‎ world.

Noun

homeworld (plural homeworlds)

1. (science fiction) The world on which someone or something originated; a home planet or moon.

   Synonym: motherworld

   • 1839, Henry Ellison, Madmoments, page 229:

     But Woman's heart within itself lives more, / And in her Homeworld she can happy be, / Loving and lov'd: from Nature's founts her Lore / Instinctive flows, she drinks it fresh and free

   • 2016, A.K. Brown, Jumpstart (Champagne Universe Series: Book 1), page 19:

     "First the Patrons wipe-out our home world, now you blow any chance of us making any credits," Kane said in his gruff sinking voice.

Hyponyms

• home planet

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: thuiswereld (nl) c
• Esperanto: hejmmondo, hejmomondo, hejma mondo
• German: Heimatwelt f
• Spanish: planeta natal, mundo natal

Anagrams

• wormholed