homecoming
n. countablen. a special event where people return to their old school or hometown to meet friends and celebrate. You might go to a homecoming dance or game.
n. a ceremonial return of alumni or former residents to their former school or community, often involving social gatherings and sports events. Common in North American educational contexts.
The high school held its annual homecoming parade.
She wore her old class ring to the homecoming dance to show she still cared about her school.
The university's homecoming weekend serves as a vital bridge between current students and alumni, fostering a sense of continuity and shared institutional pride across generations.
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”).