It literally meant the difference between living on the street or under the roof of his very humble home.
It gladdens my heart to welcome you to our humble little home.
To eat them, you will have a humble, but pleasant home.
Slowly the winter rolled away; but he to whom every thought turned was still distant from his humble home.
Well met indeed, and why do you bring such honour on my humble little home?
"Welcome to our humble home," George said, with an exaggerated flourish.
He won't be looked for in such a humble home.
Though the building is different, the wonderful work begun in humbler homes continues.
For himself he built a humble home so as to accommodate the multitude of people who came to see him and ask his advice.
My humble home, now under siege by bad guys in expensive German cars.