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homebound
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As an adjective, homebound means confined to one's home, unable to leave it for some reason. As a noun, it means people who are confined to their homes.
Meanings of homebound
4 meaningsadjective
Confined to one's home, unable to leave it for some reason.
Heading homeward, homeward bound.
Confined usually by illness
Similar: housebound, shut-in
noun
People who are confined to their homes
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
adjective: confined usually by illness
houseboundshut-in
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