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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At statehouses, the school choice movement has seen the most success recently with education savings accounts (ESAs), which allow public tax dollars to go towards parents who want to send their children to private school or homeschool them. Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024 Dee was chronically ill, in and out of the hospital so much that her family elected to homeschool her. Leah Asmelash, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024 ESAs can also be used for homeschooling supplies, but most working parents can’t homeschool. Eli Hager, ProPublica, 12 Oct. 2024 After a bullying incident at school, Arnold’s parents decided to homeschool her. Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for homeschool 

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
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 29 Nov. 2024.

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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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