noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of homeschool. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

   "FORT HILL, a home-school for boys."

Verb

1. 1
   Alternative form of homeschool. alt-of, alternative

   "One CCSS participant is Norma Reece, who home-schooled her second- and fourth-grade sons last year."

2. 2
   educate (one's children) at home instead of sending (them) to a school wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

boarding school

Example

More examples

"An increasing number of American parents are opting to home-school their children."

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