Learn English – a married girl’s parents’ home called

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Is there any name for a girl's parents' home in English language? I'm asking this because my language has the term "Maika," which connotes her (married girl's) parents' home.

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American English doesn't have a specific word for this. A person visiting their spouse's parents' house would probably say something along the lines of:

  • My in-laws' house
  • My spouse's parents' house
  • [Spouse's name]'s childhood home

...depending on context. (Someone's parents' house may not be their childhood home, after all.)

There's no differentiation in how a married person (male or female) would refer to their own parents' house, as opposed to a single person. You'd just say "my parents' house", or "the house where I grew up", or something like that.

I've heard the concept referred to as "the natal home" - referring to your family's house at the time when you were born - but I don't think that's common colloquially. I think I've only heard psychologists and the like refer to it that way.