homeschooling

homeschooling [hohm-skoo-ling] Word Origin noun

1. the practice of teaching one’s own children at home, instead of sending them to school.

Origin of homeschooling First recorded in 1985–90 Related formshome-school·ing, noun homeschool or home-school [hohm-skool] verb (used with object)

1. to teach (one’s children) at home instead of sending them to school.

verb (used without object)

2. to educate one’s children at home.

noun

3. a school set up in the home.

Related formshome·school·er, noun Word Origin and History for homeschooling homeschool v.

by 1989 (implied in homeschooling), from home (n.) + school (v.). Related: Homeschooled.