Oxford Dictionary English broken home nounnoun BrE BrE//ˌbrəʊkən ˈhəʊm// ; NAmE NAmE//ˌbroʊkən ˈhoʊm// Family background Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsa family in which the parents are divorced or separated She comes from a broken home. See related entries: Family backgroundSee broken home in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: broken home oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com