homebound
1[hohm-bound]
- going home: homebound commuters.
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Origin of homebound
1homebound
2[hohm-bound]
- confined to one's home, especially because of illness.
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Origin of homebound
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Contemporary Examples of homebound
The dual-eligibles include millions of low-income seniors, elderly nursing home patients, and homebound disabled people.
While the Christian world is homebound and egg-nogged, you and yours can find the fresh powder.
The homebound father of three now believes that escalation is all but inevitable.
Word Origin and History for homebound
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
homebound
(hōm′bound′)- Restricted or confined to home, as of an invalid.
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