homebound

¹

[ hohm-bound ]

adjective

1. going home:

   homebound commuters.

homebound

²

[ hohm-bound ]

adjective

1. confined to one's home, especially because of illness.

Word History and Origins

Origin of homebound¹

First recorded in 1880–85; home + bound ⁴

Origin of homebound²

First recorded in 1880–85; home + bound ¹

Example Sentences

And the library caters to homebound patrons with a program linking them with neighbors who can pick up and drop off materials.

From Los Angeles Times

Sometimes the meal deliveries offer the only human contact for these homebound seniors, who otherwise could be forgotten if not for the staff and volunteers.

From Los Angeles Times

I regularly send meals to my mother’s friends who are homebound or unwell.

From Salon

The need to make do is familiar to delivery workers who worked through the pandemic, when restaurants stopped serving customers on-site and homebound New Yorkers relied heavily on delivery.

From Salon

The "Twin Peaks" and "Mulholland Drive" filmmaker told Sight and Sound Magazine, “I’ve gotten emphysema from smoking for so long and so I’m homebound whether I like it or not. It would be very bad for me to get sick, even with a cold.”

From Salon