Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Fireside \Fire"side`\, n.
   A place near the fire or hearth; home; domestic life or
   retirement.

Source : WordNet®

fireside
     n 1: an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out
          into a room); "they sat on the hearth and warmed
          themselves before the fire" [syn: {hearth}]
     2: home symbolized as a part of the fireplace; "driven from
        hearth and home"; "fighting in defense of their firesides"
        [syn: {hearth}]