Meaning & use
homebound
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Unable to leave one's home, typically because of illness, disability, or old age.
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A nurse visits the homebound patient twice a week to check her medication.
The school arranged homebound tutoring for the student recovering from surgery.
A note on using this word
Distinct from the older sense meaning 'heading toward home' (as in 'the homebound train'), which is now less common.
Words with a similar meaning
housebound
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Heading or traveling toward home.
Tired commuters packed the homebound train.
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