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

When she is summoned back to her hometown to settle the death of an absent father, what should be a brief administrative detour unravels into unresolved debts, institutional inertia, and a decaying body caught in bureaucratic limbo. —Leo Barraclough, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026

The event will be held on Saturday, March 14, and Sunday, March 15, at the Expogan in the Mexican city of Hermosillo, Sonora, León’s hometown. —Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 15 Jan. 2026

The 7-foot power forward played nine seasons with his hometown Lakers, who drafted him 27th overall in the first round of the 1990 NBA Draft after playing college basketball with Clemson University. —Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026

Kidd grew up a fan of his hometown Oakland A’s. —Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 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