funeral home

American  

noun

funeral homes plural

1. an establishment where the dead are prepared for burial or cremation, where the body may be viewed, and where funeral services are sometimes held.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• funeral homes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of funeral home

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40

Example Sentences

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funeral home

Based in a leafy New Jersey suburb 17 miles west of Wall Street, neighboring a funeral home and an optometrist, Yorkville would seem an unlikely candidate for financial adviser to the president’s namesake company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

“He’s by far the most famous person that ever came out of Central,” said Al Cumbie, 74, the town’s former mayor and manager of the local funeral home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

That meant cutting off a coat’s emblem on the pocket, buttons and name tags in the lining, then taking what was left to a local funeral home for cremation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026

Mitchell's family had been led to believe he had been cremated in a private ceremony and were "incredulous" when police told them his body was still at the funeral home, the jury was told.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

The man from the funeral home pushed down the top of his black leather glove to expose his watch.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli