I can't find or think of a good replacement for "hometown." There are a few lists of synonyms online, but none of them really captures the meaning of "the town or city where I grew up." - "Homeland" is close, but it really refers to a larger geographical area than a town, like a country. - "Birthplace" is also close, but you may not have grown up in your birthplace or have the kind of emotional attachment to it that "hometown" implies. - "Origin" is much too formal and technical-sounding. (Please don't title your speech "My Origin.") Instead of trying to replace "hometown" with a direct synonym, I suggest thinking of something distinctive or interesting about your hometown and naming your speech after that. An example from my childhood: "Where the Kids Meet the Creek." The local creek was an important feature of my neighborhood.

Hi Leo, It's a good question. In Britain, I don't think we actually use the word 'hometown' anyway. We would just say 'the town (or city) where I grew up'. I don't think there is any single word that means the same thing as 'hometown'.