also fire-side, 1560s, from fire (n.) + side (n.). Symbolic of home life by 1848. As an adjective from 1740s; especially suggesting the intimately domestic.
fighting in defense of their firesides
fireman
fireplace
fireplug
firepower
fireproof
fireside
firestorm
firetrap
fire-walker
firewall
firewater
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