'home-coming' definitions:

Definition of 'home-coming'

From: GCIDE
  • homecoming \home"com`ing\, home-coming \home"-com`ing\, n.
  • 1. A return home. [WordNet sense 2] [1913 Webster]
  • Kepeth this child, al be it foul or fayr, And eek my wyf, unto myn hoom-cominge. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A social event, usually held annually at colleges and universities, to welcome visiting alumni; a type of school reunion for graduates. [WordNet sense 1] [PJC]