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homeschooling

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Teaching children at home instead of sending them to school.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: home education

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of homeschool

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Compound of home + schooling.

From homeschool + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: thuisonderwijs — teaching children at home
  • German: Hausunterricht — teaching children at home
  • German: Homeschooling — teaching children at home
  • German: häuslicher Unterricht — teaching children at home
  • German: Heimunterricht — teaching children at home
  • Hungarian: otthoni/házi tanítás/tanulás — teaching children at home
  • Icelandic: heimakennsla — teaching children at home
  • Indonesian: sekolahrumah — teaching children at home
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hjemmeundervisning — teaching children at home
  • Portuguese: homeschooling — teaching children at home
  • Swedish: hemundervisning — teaching children at home
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