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

Sevierville — pronounced suh-VEER-vul — is the hometown of Dolly Parton. —Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026

All told, average minutes streamed increased 37% versus 2024-25, as hoops fans who’ve quit the pay-TV habit have remained locked in with their hometown faves via digital pathways. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2026

Tied for third with a score of 66 were Brandon Kowalczyk and James Gedvilas, whose hometowns were unavailable, and Phillip Morton and Brayden Morton, both of Aurora. —Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026

Two days earlier, a predawn hit-and-run killed a pedestrian in his hometown of Oceanside. —City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 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