Homeschooling

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Teaching children at home instead of sending them to school. uncountable

    "A German family that claims it will be persecuted for homeschooling if sent back, lost its asylum request Monday at the U.S. Supreme Court and could be deported."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of homeschool form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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home education

Example

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"Homeschooling is growing in popularity."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Compound of home + schooling.

Etymology 2

From homeschool + -ing.

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