Homeschool

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A school within a private domestic place, rather than in a public facility or private institution. countable, uncountable

    "All traditional school programs incorporate some sort of recess or outdoor time, and a homeschool schedule should be no different."

  2. 2
    Synonym of boarding school. US, countable, dated, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To educate children at home, that is, at a private domestic place, in lieu of sending them to a public school or private educational institution. transitive

    "I chose to homeschool my children."

  2. 2
    To be educated at home. intransitive

    "I only started regular school when I was ten; before that I homeschooled."

Synonyms

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boarding school

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"Tom and Mary homeschool their daughters."

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