Definition of Homeroom

1. Noun. A classroom in which all students in a particular grade (or in a division of a grade) meet at certain times under the supervision of a teacher who takes attendance and does other administrative business.

Exact synonyms: Home Room
Generic synonyms: Classroom, Schoolroom

Definition of Homeroom

1. Noun. (American English) A classroom where school pupils of the same age gather for registration; a form room (UK). ¹

2. Noun. (American English) The collection of pupils who gather in such a room; a form (UK) or tutor group (UK). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Homeroom

1. the classroom where pupils report before classes begin [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Homeroom

homeownership
homeowning
homepage
homepages
homeplace
homeplaces
homeport
homeported
homeporting
homeports
homer
homered
homergy
homering
homerless
homeroom (current term)
homerooms
homers
homes
homes for the aged
homeschool
homeschooled
homeschooler
homeschoolers
homeschooling
homeschools
homeshoring
homesick
homesickly
homesickness

Literary usage of Homeroom

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anabolic Steroid Abuse by Geraline C. Lin (1996)
"The majority of athletic trainers, acting as onsite coordinators, had suggested using homeroom teachers to administer the surveys, as this would include the ..."

2. Every Student Succeeds: A Conceptual Framework For Students At Risk Of by Dennis Parker (1994)
"An advisory period or homeroom-type structure in the middle grades can ... In a middle school in San Diego, the homeroom teacher is charged with being each ..."

3. Phi Delta Kappan by Phi Delta Kappa (1912)
"B. That there be at least one homeroom period a week during which general ... That the traits chosen for homeroom study be limited to a select list of not ..."

4. Alcohol Use Among U. S. Ethnic Minorities edited by Danielle Spiegler (1993)
"Within each of the 74 schools selected, one 10th, one llth, and one 12th grade homeroom or class was designated for the sample. All students in the selected ..."

5. School Violence: Views of Students & the Community: Congressional Hearings edited by Michael Castle (2001)
"My mother, when I went to junior high, the first day of registration, she talked to my homeroom teacher, and I will give you an example of what a brief ..."

6. Content Area Reading: A Heuristic Approach by Anthony V. Manzo, Ula Casale Manzo (1990)
"It works best, however, when it is part of a schoolwide effort spearheaded by homeroom and/or study hall teachers. The plan provides an alternative to ..."

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