home-school

British

verb

to teach one's child at home instead of sending him or her to school

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

1. being educated at home rather than in school
  
  home-school kids
2. relating to the education of children in their own homes instead of in school
  
  home-school parents

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Example Sentences

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For-profit sports academies, some focusing on a single sport, are popping up from Virginia to San Diego, while private schools, home-school programs and even a public school district are adding—and aggressively marketing—holdback years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

“The public school enrollment losses also reflect an enduring increase in private and home-school enrollment,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2025

One home-school movement has developed a package for families to build “a 200-year plan for family dominion.”

From Salon • Oct. 20, 2024

Declining enrollment levels, driven by a lower birthrate, rising home prices and pandemic flight to home-school and private school options, have complicated the class size picture in recent years.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2023

Her mother got clearance to home-school, something I knew a bit about.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

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