hometown

noun

home·​town ˈhōm-ˈtau̇n 

often attributive

: the city or town where one was born or grew up

also : the place of one's principal residence

Examples of hometown in a Sentence

She returned to her hometown to stay after college.

Recent Examples on the Web

Every kid grows up dreaming of playing on their hometown team in a big playoff game, stepping up in the most crucial of moments. —Staff Report, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026

Recorded primarily in her hometown of Stockholm, the album brings in elements of Balearic house, disco, and electro-pop to explore some serious existential trauma. —Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026

But now the winds from Chicago are bringing many here for a different kind of personal connection with their hometown holy father. —CBS News, 8 May 2026

Viewers who might never leave their hometowns were transported to the Himalayas, the Amazon and the unexplored forests of Papua New Guinea. —ABC News, 8 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hometown

• chinatown
• tumbledown
• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown

Kids Definition

hometown

noun

home·​town -ˈtau̇n 

: the city or town where one was born or grew up