Meaning

(transitive) To educate children at home, that is, at a private domestic place, in lieu of sending them to a public school or private educational institution..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To educate children at home, that is, at a private domestic place, in lieu of sending them to a public school or private educational institution.
2. (intransitive) To be educated at home.
3. A school within a private domestic place, rather than in a public facility or private institution.
4. (US, dated) Synonym of boarding school.

Example Sentences

I chose to homeschool my children.

Both work -- Jenny as a freelance writer from home, Marc full-time-plus as a civil engineer with a long commute. Jenny also takes care of their four sons, ages 20 months to 9 years, and homeschools the two oldest.

At the same time, said Jen Reyneri, who has homeschooled two sons (ages 16 and 12), each family should embrace the opportunity to create a rhythm of life that works for them.

I only started regular school when I was ten; before that I homeschooled.

All traditional school programs incorporate some sort of recess or outdoor time, and a homeschool schedule should be no different.

He was so insanely proud of the job his wife and daughter were doing in homeschool, studying ancient Egypt and other Black history.

Word Forms

• homeschools
• homeschooling
• homeschooled
• home school
• home-school

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Use home school when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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