fireside

英['faɪəsaɪd] 美['faɪɚsaɪd]

1. an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room);

"they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire"

2. home symbolized as a part of the fireplace;

"driven from hearth and home"

"fighting in defense of their firesides"