homeroom

noun

home·​room ˈhōm-ˌrüm How to pronounce homeroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a classroom where pupils report especially at the beginning of each school day

Examples of homeroom in a Sentence

They were assigned to different homerooms. He was late for homeroom.
Recent Examples on the Web Willie proposed to her in their homeroom class In 2002, Willie popped the question to Christina in their middle school homeroom — a full circle moment for the school sweethearts. Kara Nesvig, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2024 After changing classes to avoid bullying from her peers, her daughter found herself in a homeroom with a history teacher who displayed a Palestinian flag and posters calling for a cease-fire. Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024 The first part follows a widow named Saori (Sakura Ando), whose son, Minato (Soya Kurokawa), a fifth grader, complains of being insulted and even physically abused by his homeroom teacher, Mr. Hori (Eita Nagayama). Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2023 Only three of the 20 students in her homeroom have sufficient internet access at home. Madeleine Ngo, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2023 The teacher had taught first grade homeroom at the Seoi elementary school in Seoul, and died on campus on July 18, according to an August announcement from the country’s Education Ministry and the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, who conducted an investigation into the death. Jessie Yeung, CNN, 5 Sep. 2023 But then his school shuttered overnight last spring after a local gang, increasingly mixed up with international drug trafficking, threatened to kill the entire student body, angry that rivals might be sitting in homerooms. Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Oct. 2023 Naperville North and Naperville Central high school students will have two homeroom periods per week beginning Jan. 6 so that students can have additional time for academic and social-emotional support/intervention. Rafael Guerrero, chicagotribune.com, 25 Oct. 2021 Alvin Wills evolved the homeroom basketball program at the middle school into pick-up games at night. Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 12 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of homeroom was in 1884

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“Homeroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeroom. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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homeroom

noun
home·​room ˈhōm-ˌrüm How to pronounce homeroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a classroom where pupils report usually at the beginning of each school day
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