homeroom

noun

home·​room ˈhōm-ˌrüm How to pronounce homeroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a classroom where pupils report especially at the beginning of each school day

Examples of homeroom in a Sentence

They were assigned to different homerooms. He was late for homeroom.
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Homeroom placement was designated by test scores, and Smith rightly recalled that her homeroom class with Tupac was filled by twenty-eight Black students — and a gawky white kid named William Yates. Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025 Their gumshoeing is eventually interrupted by Mom, who turns up to take Francis to school, probably because Lee can’t be trusted to get her there by homeroom. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025 So if your kid misses homeroom or an adult forgets the new school pickup time, the new feature provides a digital heads-up. Devonne Goode, Parents, 20 Aug. 2025 Lifelong scapegoats will cheer the underdogs' triumph, while former homeroom villains of all generations will shed a nostalgic tear at Dillon's showcase of evergreen bully tactics: the locker prison, the wet toilet-paper bomb, and the bathroom surprise attack. Michelle Kung, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for homeroom

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of homeroom was in 1884

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“Homeroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeroom. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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homeroom

noun
home·​room ˈhōm-ˌrüm How to pronounce homeroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a classroom where pupils report usually at the beginning of each school day
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