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

Jose Alvarado was a frequent presence in the lineup immediately after being traded to his hometown, but McBride’s return from injury has kept the Brooklyn native sidelined. —Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026

Following an April visitation service in Pineville, he was buried in a private service in his hometown. —Chase Jordan april 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026

Robinson in 2010 opened the first ARC center in Louisa, a small town on the West Virginia border, 30 miles from his hometown in Martin County. —Alex Acquisto, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026

The shipman embarked on Sunday for an over 48-hour journey that would take him from the Iraqi port where his vessel was anchored to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, before finally meeting his wife and parents in his hometown of Mumbai. —Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 9 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