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

“We had to wait until the ashes cooled down to make sure we weren’t leaving buttons or anything identifying about it, and the funeral home would take care of the rest,” Bennett said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026

In March 2024, police found their son's body, still at the funeral home, and the family were told the ashes were not Sunny's.

From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026

I figured since I was now working at a funeral home, a suit would be a better look than jeans and Nikes.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds