homebound
3
5.8
- adjective
- /ˈhoʊmˌbaʊnd/
:
confinado en casa
- During the winter months, volunteers frequently check in on homebound seniors to ensure they are safe.
- homebound elderly
- homebound people
- homebound patients
Examples
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The food donated to the drive will go to homebound seniors.
Blog text (25) -
New Leaf Outreach to Elders is dedicated to helping older adults foster friendships, visiting homebound seniors, and building community.
Academic text (2001) -
Her homebound teacher, Mrs. Williams, is due any minute.
Fiction book (2000) -
At this point, I'm homebound and very sick most days.
Blog text (14) -
I also felt ashamed of myself for being so homebound.
Fiction book (1992) -
The isolating circumstances of homebound older people often result in depression that can lead to increased susceptibility to illness.
Academic text (2001) -
Administrators credited online education as being a venue for expanding college services to students who are homebound or who otherwise may not be able to come to campus for classes.
Academic text (2009) -
Virtual classrooms allow students who are homebound to continue with their education without losing precious time (Cavanaugh, 1999).
Academic text (2011) -
Unfortunately, folks living with life-threatening illnesses are often homebound and cannot afford, prepare, or acquire nutritious meals.
Blog text (4) -
Many services are available to assist homebound individuals with daily tasks and social needs.
Synonyms
4
6.0
Not able to leave home because you are sick or very old
1
8.4
Staying mostly at home because of illness, injury, or not wanting to go out
Antonyms
How Confined
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Homebound comes from home and bound, where bound can mean 'heading for' or 'tied to'. So when someone is homebound they are often 'kept at home' or cannot leave because of illness or old age.