Rehome
v.kind, hopefulwarm
What it means
To place a person or animal in a suitable new home.
Reach for it when describing a considered move toward safer or more appropriate housing
The rescue carefully rehomed the bonded dogs together.
Choose between these
6- everyday
adopt out
an animal joins a new owner
not when Adoption is a legal relationship.
- everyday
temporary household care is intended
not when Fostering is not permanent rehoming.
- warm
find a home for
careful matching deserves plain language
not when The phrase is less compact.
- professional
place
an organization arranges suitable care
not when Place can sound impersonal.
- professional
relocate
a move to another place is the neutral fact
not when Relocation does not promise a home.
- formal
people establish life in a new community
not when Resettlement is broader and often involuntary.
Said against
3- abandon
- displace
- leave homeless
It naturally appears in
3- rehome a pet
The family worked with the shelter to rehome a pet.
- responsibly rehome
They responsibly rehomed the horse with an experienced keeper.
- rehome together
The charity promised to rehome the siblings together.
Where this comes from
- wiktionary, English verb sense: find a new home for opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.