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home-school

British

verb

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

Example Sentences

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Surrey County Council had a policy of making home visits to children being home-schooled.

From BBC

I was still around other people much of the time: My husband also works from home, and our younger son is home-schooled.

From The Wall Street Journal

Growing up near Houston, Texas, he was home-schooled and said he exclusively listened to gospel music until he was 13.

From BBC

Fausone got his bachelor’s degree in applied behavior analysis when he was in his 30s to help him as he home-schooled his son, who has autism.

From The Wall Street Journal

Threets, who got his start as a Bay Area librarian, tells The Times that because he was home-schooled, he was able to learn about his heritage mostly through books.

From Los Angeles Times

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