homeschool

verb

home·​school ˈhōm-ˌskül 

homeschooled; homeschooling; homeschools

intransitive verb

: to teach school subjects to one's children at home

transitive verb

: to teach (one's children) at home

Examples of homeschool in a Sentence

They homeschooled both their children.

Parents who homeschool are meeting on Thursday.

Recent Examples on the Web

Meanwhile, districts on the Eastern Plains are affected by the struggling agriculture industry, as well as by the culture wars that emerged during the pandemic and have driven families to homeschool their kids or put them in online schools, Reeves said. —Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026

Parents who object to vaccination can instead homeschool their children. —Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026

Andrea stayed home to homeschool the children, a decision rooted in Woroniecki’s belief that public schools were satanic. —Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026

Birdine homeschools her children at their Hermitage home. —Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Rhymes for homeschool

• minuscule
• molecule
• overrule
• poiseuille
• reticule
• ridicule
• vestibule
• ampoule
• bascule
• carpool
• cesspool
• ferrule

Kids Definition

homeschool

verb

home·​school ˈhōm-ˌskül 

: to teach school subjects to one's children at home