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

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

By the 1990s, the responsibility of handling unclaimed and unidentified bodies had shifted to the state’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, which works with local funeral homes to arrange burials and cremations. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026

Remembering a life, and its details Inside, in the grand chapel of the funeral home, ranchera and Mexican music could be heard. — Albinson Linares, NBC news, 17 July 2026

Before the family leaves the funeral home, however, Will breaks out of his coffin and turns Edgar into a Deadite. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 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