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

Candido said Leo is well-placed to do that, given his history serving people in his hometown of Chicago, with its large African American population. —ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026

She had been reported missing in 2024 as a 13-year-old seventh-grader from her hometown of Lake Elsinore, about 70 miles southeast of Los Angeles. —Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026

The crony capitalism of Orban’s network of associates — and the spending of taxpayer and EU funds on pet projects in his hometown — painted a picture of corruption and caused Brussels to withhold billions of euros in support. —Lionel Laurent, Twin Cities, 17 Apr. 2026

To me, the echoes of history and of my hometown were never too far away. —Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 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