hometown

noun

home·​town ˈhōm-ˈtau̇n 

often attributive

: the city or town where one was born or grew up

also : the place of one's principal residence

Examples of hometown in a Sentence

She returned to her hometown to stay after college.

Recent Examples on the Web

Pocan has in recent weeks crossed congressional lines into Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District to hold town hall events and last week, organized an event in Van Orden's hometown of Prairie du Chien. —Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025

Sporting a bouncy, curly look plastered across buildings, billboards, and commercials, the role cements Palmer as part of the storied legacy of the company founded in her hometown of Chicagoland nearly 50 years ago. —Leslie D. Rose, Parents, 6 Aug. 2025

The proposal unfolded during a trip to her hometown of Erie, Pa., for a special family event. —Erin Clack, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025

The group, who first formed as The Keystone Angels in 1974, were enshrined into the very geography of their hometown on Monday (Aug. 4) at a ceremony attended by Lord Mayor Dr Jane Lomax-Smith. —Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hometown

• chinatown
• tumbledown
• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown

Kids Definition

hometown

noun

home·​town -ˈtau̇n 

: the city or town where one was born or grew up