homebound

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

homebound
    adj 1: confined usually by illness [syn: {homebound},
           {housebound}, {shut-in}]
    n 1: people who are confined to their homes

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

homebound \home"bound`\, home-bound \home"-bound`\, a.
   Kept at home, usually due to illness; same as {housebound}.

   Syn: housebound, shut-in.
        [1913 Webster]

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