noun (n)

• an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)(noun.location)

  Synonym:
  hearth
  

  source: wordnet30
• home symbolized as a part of the fireplace(noun.artifact)

  Example:
  Fighting in defense of their firesides.
  

  source: wordnet30
• A place near the fire or hearth; home; domestic life or retirement.(noun)

  source: webster1913