Homebound

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  homebound \home"bound`\, home-bound \home"-bound`\, a.
     Kept at home, usually due to illness; same as {housebound}.
  
     Syn: housebound, shut-in.
          [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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