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

One of two former owners of a Colorado funeral home found guilty of abusing corpses has taken a federal plea deal on a wire fraud charge, multiple news organizations reported. —Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025

The rest of her family were escorted by a motorcade from the Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner’s Office to a funeral home in Gastonia on Wednesday. —Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2025

Hatfield argued the Nunez contract was procured by several non-lawyers from Texas who met with Recinos' survivors at a Springdale funeral home and induced them to sign the contract. —Arkansas Online, 29 July 2025

The funeral home is about a three-minute walk to Harrer Park where the Park District was holding its summer recurring Friday night movie showing. —Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 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
• microtome

Kids Definition

funeral home

noun

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