homeschool
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.85 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
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.
Transitive verb
noun
A school within a private domestic place, rather than in a public facility or private institution.
Countable; Uncountable
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."