Different people and creatures have specific names for the places where they live. The table below lists various people and creatures along with the names of their homes.
Person/Group Home boarder boarding house convict prison Inuit igloo Roma caravan / vardo king palace lodger lodging house lumberjack log cabin / bunkhouse person with mental illness psychiatric hospital person house monk monastery noble castle nomad tent (e.g., yurt/ger) nun convent / nunnery parson parsonage patient hospital peasant cottage pioneer wagon priest presbytery / rectory prisoner cell Indigenous North American wigwam / tipi / longhouse soldier barracks sailor / seafarer ship (cabin/berth) student dormitory / hostel hermit hermitage / cell farmer farmhouse shepherd shepherd’s hut / bothy head of government official residence abbot / abbess abbey ranger (park/forest) ranger station refugee refugee camp / shelter pilgrim hostel / hospice
Creature Home ant nest / anthill bear den beaver lodge bee hive bird nest chicken coop cow byre / cowshed / pen dog kennel eagle eyrie (aerie) earthworm soil fish water fowl coop fox earth / den / lair hare form horse stable lion lair / den mouse hole / nest owl roost / nest / barn pig sty pigeon dovecote / loft rabbit (tame) hutch rabbit (wild) burrow / warren sheep fold / pen snail shell spider web squirrel drey tiger lair tortoise shell turtle shell wasp nest bat roost / cave badger sett mole burrow wolf den otter holt termite mound / termitarium penguin rookery camel desert (habitat) crocodile / alligator nest / riverbank den deer thicket / forest (bedding area) goose nest / goose pen
