yearbook

noun

year·​book ˈyir-ˌbu̇k 

1

: a book published yearly as a report or summary of statistics or facts : annual

2

: a school publication that is compiled usually by a graduating class and that serves as a record of the year's activities

Examples of yearbook in a Sentence

They signed each other's yearbooks.

Recent Examples on the Web

The yearbook—Prevost was the editor—shows him in a dress shirt and striped slacks, a slight young man with thick black hair and sideburns, singing enthusiastically with a group of students, one of whom plays an accordion. —Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026

Looking at old yearbooks, all these memories came flooding back. —Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 29 Dec. 2025

Which is why scrolling through Instagram is like revisiting an old high school yearbook, a way to revisit past meals and figure out which dishes made the biggest impact. —Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Dec. 2025

In the early 20th century, with the advent of portable photography and technological advances in printing, yearbooks became popular, and more schools started taking individual headshots, too, Kate Eichhorn, a professor at The New School and the author of School Yearbook, says. —Annie Midori Atherton, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for yearbook

• kinderhook
• meadowbrook
• overlook
• overtook
• pocketbook
• storybook
• tillamook
• undertook
• betook
• casebook
• chapbook
• checkbook

Kids Definition

yearbook

noun

year·​book -ˌbu̇k 

1

: a book published yearly

2

: a school publication recording the history and activities of a graduating class