homeschool

or home-school

[ hohm-skool ]

verb (used with object)

to teach (one's children) at home instead of sending them to school.

verb (used without object)

to educate one's children at home.

noun

a school set up in the home.

Origin of homeschool

First recorded in 1770–80 for def. 3 and in 1980–85 for current senses; home + school¹

Other words from homeschool

homeschooler, noun

Words Nearby homeschool

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How to use homeschool in a sentence

Uncertainty can feed into burnout, she says, as can blurring the boundaries between work and home life or struggling to parent and homeschool children on top of working.
The 'Great Resignation' Is Finally Getting Companies to Take Burnout Seriously. Is It Enough? | Jamie Ducharme | October 14, 2021 | Time
It is up to the parent to research and select what homeschool options you wish to take.
The Learning Curve: San Diego Unified Is Terrified of Kids Opting Out | Will Huntsberry | September 10, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
Presumably, only a very small fraction of parents would decide they love homeschool so much they will just keep doing it.
The Learning Curve: San Diego Unified Is Terrified of Kids Opting Out | Will Huntsberry | September 10, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
The email did correct the record – informing parents that if they choose homeschool, they only need to file paperwork with the state Department of Education and not their local school.
The Learning Curve: San Diego Unified Is Terrified of Kids Opting Out | Will Huntsberry | September 10, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
A country where stoned parents happily homeschool their stoned children instead of sending them to college.
Is Pat Robertson’s Reefer Madness Code for Resisting Mormon Advances? | Lee Siegel | March 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for home-school

home-school

verb

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

adjective

- being educated at home rather than in school: home-school kids
- relating to the education of children in their own homes instead of in school: home-school parents

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