haven

The definition of a haven is a safe or comforting place.

(noun)

A nice, comfortable and safe home is an example of a haven.

See haven in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Origin: ME < OE hæfen, akin to Ger hafen, LowG haff < IE *kapnos, haven < base *kap-: see have

transitive verb

to provide a haven for

See haven in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

transitive verb ha·vened, ha·ven·ing, ha·vens

To put into or provide with a haven.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English hǽfen; see kap- in Indo-European roots

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