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home-school

British  

verb

  1. to teach one's child at home instead of sending him or her to school

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

    1. being educated at home rather than in school

      home-school kids

    2. relating to the education of children in their own homes instead of in school

      home-school parents

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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For-profit sports academies, some focusing on a single sport, are popping up from Virginia to San Diego, while private schools, home-school programs and even a public school district are adding—and aggressively marketing—holdback years.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 22, 2026

“The public school enrollment losses also reflect an enduring increase in private and home-school enrollment,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2025

One home-school movement has developed a package for families to build “a 200-year plan for family dominion.”

From Salon Oct. 20, 2024

Lohan — who was wonderful — never quite projected what can only be described as home-school energy.

From New York Times Jan. 14, 2024

My voice drifts off pathetically, so I say, “I’ve been thinking that I should do some sort of home-school program.”

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

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