homeroom

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US/ˈhoʊmˌɹum/

noun

A classroom where school pupils of the same age gather for registration, or for other purposes that are unrelated to class content.

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form class(UK) form roomtutor roomtutorgroup base(UK) formtutor grouphome room
UncommonScrabble 15

Meanings

nounhomeroom (countable and uncountable, plural homerooms)

plural homerooms

  1. UScountableuncountableA classroom where school pupils of the same age gather for registration, or for other purposes that are unrelated to class content.

    Synonyms: form class, (UK) form room, tutor room, tutor

  2. UScountableuncountableThe collection of pupils who gather in such a room.

    Synonyms: group base, (UK) form, tutor group, tutor

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA classroom where school pupils of the same age gather for registration, or for other purposes that are unrelated to class content.

Similar
form class(UK) form roomtutor roomtutor

nounThe collection of pupils who gather in such a room.

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group base(UK) formtutor grouptutor

More synonyms by meaning

nouna 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

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home room
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Polish godzina wychowawcza
  • godzina wychowawczaclass
Spanish aula principal/primaria
  • aula principal/primariaclassroom
Cite this entry
APA

homeroom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homeroom

MLA

“homeroom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homeroom. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homeroom,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homeroom.

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