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Definition of "homeschool" []

  • To instruct (a pupil, for example) in an educational program outside of established schools, especially in the home. (verb-transitive)
  • To provide educational instruction in a homeschool. (verb-intransitive)
  • A school operated outside established educational institutions, especially in a home. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "homeschool" in a sentence
  • "That will include letting them learn at their own pace (such as home school) and helping them develop all their creative talents (that would be homeschool) and keeping them healthy (something practiced in homeschool)."
  • "HomeschoolEstore. com is the only ebook and audio book website specializing in homeschool curriculum."
  • "While it does not surprise me that the Obama family picked the most prestigious and cozy school that the did, the idea suggested above that they homeschool is ridiculous."