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

In the mid-nineteenth century, the abolitionist Henrietta Bowers Duterte operated an Underground Railroad stop in her Philadelphia funeral home, hiding fugitive slaves in coffins. — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

Instead, a Queens funeral home cremated her, according to a complaint the family filed with the state Bureau of Funeral Directing, which the Daily News has reviewed. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026

Gammon’s family hired Green’s funeral home to handle funeral arrangements after his death in June 2025 and submitted his personal information. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

Cancelmi will play Danny McKeever, a guy with a poet’s soul and a con-man’s dreams who’s been stuck running his family’s funeral home for decades. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 22 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for funeral home

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Kids Definition

funeral home

noun

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