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home-school

verb

  1. 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

“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
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Example Sentences

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

From Salon

He was the home-schooled introvert who could complete five hours of push-ups a day from the age of five - and there was little time for friendship or socialising.

From BBC

The mother and son are used to spending lots of time together, as Finn is home-schooled, with exploring nature a big part of his education.

From BBC

Possible reasons for this increase in reception numbers, statisticians suggest, could be children who were being home-schooled or who were at private schools joining the state sector during the school year.

From BBC

During the day, while the other children went to school, Max stayed behind on the farm, milking cows, doing chores and getting home-schooled by his father.

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