/ Dictionary / Index H homesteading: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: home•stead•ing Pronunciation: (hōm'sted"ing), [key] — n. an act or instance of establishing a homestead. a federal program to improve deteriorating urban areas by offering abandoned or foreclosed houses to persons who agree to repair them and live in them for a specified number of years. Also called Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: homesteading (Thesaurus) homesteader homestead law Related Content Daily Word Quiz: philtrum Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language