homeschool

verb

home·​school ˈhōm-ˌskül How to pronounce homeschool (audio)
homeschooled; homeschooling; homeschools

intransitive verb

: to teach school subjects to one's children at home

transitive verb

: to teach (one's children) at home

Examples of homeschool in a Sentence

They homeschooled both their children. Parents who homeschool are meeting on Thursday.
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The Spencers homeschool their daughter and raise animals on their farm. Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025 Parents who have chosen, against nearly all personal interests, to homeschool their children and who know the 20th-century legal history of the practice aren’t eager to have state funds. Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025 As their family continued to grow over the years, Murray and Roemer have remained very protective of their children’s privacy, opting to homeschool their kids and keep their names out of the press. Glamour, 25 July 2025 Roemer homeschools the children on the road Murray told Variety in November 2024 that his wife and kids travel with him to every gig. Erica Marrison, People.com, 23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for homeschool

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

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The first known use of homeschool was in 1980

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“Homeschool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeschool. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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homeschool

verb
home·​school ˈhōm-ˌskül How to pronounce homeschool (audio)
: to teach school subjects to one's children at home

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