funeral home

noun

: an establishment with facilities for the preparation of the dead for burial or cremation, for the viewing of the body, and for funerals

called also funeral parlor

Examples of funeral home in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Sunset Mesa case, along with subsequent ghastly funeral home revelations, prompted Colorado lawmakers to close loopholes in state statutes surrounding the regulation of the industry. —Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2025

Such cases sparked state legislators to introduce new regulations to monitor the funeral home industry, which had previously had little oversight. —Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025

What must be done to the body under Texas law is done under contract with a funeral home, said Mohamad Baajour, the mosque’s director of education. —J. David Goodman, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025

My grandfather basically started working in a funeral home at the age of 14. —J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for funeral home

• acrosome
• aerodrome
• catacomb
• centrosome
• chromosome
• cytochrome
• hippodrome
• honeycomb
• liposome
• meerschaum
• metronome
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Kids Definition

funeral home

noun

: a place where the dead are prepared for burial or cremation and funerals are held