Phrase guide

funeral home

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A mortuary where the friends and relatives of the deceased may attend a wake, or pay their last respects.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonym: mortuary

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: funeral parlor, mortuary

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Business that provides interment and funeral services for the deceased.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: undertaker's, funeral parlor

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: funeral parlor, funeral parlour, funeral chapel, funeral church, funeral-residence

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: morgue, mortuary, dead room

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: սգո սրահ (sgo srah) — mortuary
  • Catalan: funerària — mortuary
  • Chinese Cantonese: 殯儀館 /殡仪馆 — mortuary
  • Chinese Cantonese: 音樂廳 /音乐厅 (jam1 ngok6 teng1) — mortuary
  • Chinese Mandarin: 殯儀館 /殡仪馆 (bìnyíguǎn) — mortuary
  • Dutch: uitvaartcentrum — mortuary
  • Esperanto: funebrejo — mortuary
  • Finnish: hautaustoimisto — mortuary
  • French: funérarium — mortuary
  • French: chambre funéraire — mortuary
  • Galician: funeraria — mortuary
  • German: Trauerhalle — mortuary
  • Greek: γραφείο τελετών (grafeío teletón) — mortuary
  • Indonesian: rumah duka — mortuary
  • Italian: camera ardente — mortuary
  • Japanese: 斎場 — mortuary
  • Japanese: 葬儀場 — mortuary
  • Korean: 장례식장 (jangnyesikjang) — mortuary
  • Mohawk: tsi iontatia’tahráhkhwa’ — mortuary
  • Portuguese: tanatório — mortuary
  • Russian: похоро́нный зал (poxorónnyj zal) — mortuary
  • Spanish: funeraria — mortuary
  • Swedish: begravningsbyrå — mortuary
  • Tagalog: punerarya — mortuary
  • Vietnamese: nhà quàn — mortuary
  • Vietnamese: nhà tang lễ — mortuary
  • German: Bestattungsinstitut — business providing funeral services
  • German: Bestattungshaus — business providing funeral services
  • Hungarian: ravatolozó — business providing funeral services
  • Italian: onoranze funebri — business providing funeral services
  • Norwegian Bokmål: begravelsesbyrå — business providing funeral services
  • Portuguese: funerária — business providing funeral services
  • Spanish: funeraria — business providing funeral services
  • Swedish: begravningsbyrå — business providing funeral services