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

And when summer break came later that year, Ahmad and Marshall brought the student fight back to their hometown, setting up a RAM chapter in Philadelphia, where Moore was now settling in. —Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025

The full story of Pharrell’s prolific year can’t be told without acknowledging yet another hometown triumph. —Riley Jones, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025

Trash Mountain follows a young gay man (Hearon) living in Chicago who returns to his hometown in Missouri following the death of his hoarder father. —Justin Kroll, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025

During the dancehall musician’s show at Scotiabank Arena Sunday night, hometown hero Drake appeared onstage to play an eight-song set in the middle of Kartel’s show. —Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025

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