Meaning & use
homesick
Feeling a longing for one's home, family, or familiar surroundings while away from them.
See it in a sentence
By the second week of camp, several of the younger kids were homesick and calling home nightly.
Living abroad for a year made her homesick for her mother's cooking.
A note on using this word
Homesick describes an emotional state, not physical illness; it is typically used with "feel" or "be," as in "feel homesick."
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