funeral home

noun

: an establishment with facilities for the preparation of the dead for burial or cremation, for the viewing of the body, and for funerals

called also funeral parlor

Examples of funeral home in a Sentence

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Mitchell worked as a mortician at a funeral home in the Tidewater area. Steve Lyttle, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2025 What to Know The first officer to arrive at the scene discovered a vehicle in flames, on its side, near a funeral home, before finding several victims, Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough said in a news briefing. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024 The owner of a southern Georgia funeral home has been arrested and charged with the abuse of more than a dozen corpses. Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024 More information from the family will be coming in a funeral home obituary. Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for funeral home 

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of funeral home was in 1895

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“Funeral home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funeral%20home. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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funeral home

noun
: a place where the dead are prepared for burial or cremation and funerals are held

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