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

Founded in 1902, the magazine was primarily devoted to art historical essays and reports on old master acquisitions, while dutifully neglecting new developments in its hometown of New York City. — Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026

Kansas City starter Randy Dobnak, a Pittsburgh native, struggled in his second career start in his hometown. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Katherine Gallardo is a writer, photographer, and interior designer based between northern Argentina and her hometown of New York City. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026

Additionally, all of the characters now just refer to their hometown as South America without acknowledging a difference. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Sep. 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