housebound
/ˈhaʊs baʊnd/
adjective
- Unable to leave one's home, typically due to illness, injury, or disability.
- After breaking her hip, my grandmother was housebound for several months.
- He became housebound during the worst of his chemotherapy treatments.
- The charity delivers meals to housebound seniors who cannot shop for themselves.
- Confined to home for other reasons, such as weather or caregiving duties.
- New parents often feel housebound during the first few months with a baby.
- The blizzard left us housebound for three days with no power.
- She was housebound while caring for her sick husband.
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