second home noun6 •A secondary residence. •country house •vacation home •pied-à-terre •A home of a close relative or friend where one spends a great deal of time or feels welcome.After the death of his [Verney's] first wife, he proposed to Florence Nightingale but she refused him. Later he married her sister, and for many years Claydon was Miss Nightingale's second home. — 1960 •Any place where one spends a great deal of time away from one's primary home, such as an office, a remote town or a foreign country. formssecond homes