noun

homecoming

Homecoming (noun) means the act or event of returning home.

noun

The act or event of returning home.

In high schools and colleges, a tradition centered around a football game, a parade and the coronation of a Homecoming Queen.

Ellipsis of harvest homecoming, a traditional (street) party and/or dance near the start of the school year, at around fall mid-terms. It traditionally marks the start of harvest break, where students go home in autumn to harvest the crops on the family farms.

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Etymology

From Middle English hom-comyng, home komyng, home-cumyng, home-commynge, equivalent to home + coming. Probably an alteration of earlier Middle English hom-come, homkome, hame-come, ham-cume, from Old English hāmcyme (“homecoming; return”).

Rhymes for homecoming

coming homing Wyoming zooming booming blooming grooming upcoming oncoming becoming incoming welcoming

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Frequently asked questions

What is the meaning of homecoming?

"homecoming" (noun) means the act or event of returning home.

What are the different meanings of homecoming?

"homecoming" has 3 main meanings: 1. The act or event of returning home; 2. In high schools and colleges, a tradition centered around a football game, a parade and the coronation of a Homecoming Queen; 3. Ellipsis of harvest homecoming, a traditional (street) party and/or dance near the start of the school year, at around fall mid-terms. It traditionally marks the start of harvest break, where students go home in autumn to harvest the crops on the family farms.