Housebound


[hous-bound] /ˈhaʊsˌbaʊnd/

adjective
1.
restricted to the , as by bad weather or illness.
/ˈhaʊsˌbaʊnd/
adjective
1.
unable to leave one’s house because of illness, injury, etc

housebound house·bound (hous’bound’)
adj.
Confined to one’s home, as by illness.

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