Fireside
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The area near a domestic fire or hearth. One's home. Home life. A supplementary meeting in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Hearth
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A brick, stone or cement floor to a fireplace or ovenAn open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire may be builtThe lowest part of a metallurgical furnaceA symbol for home or family lifeA household or group following the modern pagan faith of Heathenry.
Example sentence: As any parent, teacher, or librarian knows, there is no richer experience than to see children's faces light up at the suspense of a new tale or the surprise of a new poem. The uninhibited joy with which they listen is surely akin to that of adult audiences of old around campfire and hearth.