Homeroom

Podcast 1 · Introduction

Homeroom

A documentary-style narration: origin, meaning, and feel.

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

HOHM-room  /ˈhəʊmruːm/

Definition

Chiefly North American: a classroom in a school to which a specific group of pupils are assigned at the start of each day for registration, administrative purposes, and announcements; the period of time spent in this classroom. Also written home room.

Plain meaning

A homeroom is the classroom where pupils report at the start of the school day for registration, announcements, and administrative tasks. The term is chiefly used in American and Canadian schools. The teacher in charge of a homeroom is the homeroom teacher.

Register

North American English, neutral and institutional. Homeroom is standard vocabulary in American and Canadian educational contexts. British speakers will know the word from American media but use form room or registration class instead.