: longing for home and family while absent from them
homesickness
noun
home·sick·ness
plural -es
Examples of homesick in a Sentence
Adjective
He was homesick when he went to college.
She was homesick for her mother's cooking.
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Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
Reports, including a recent one from CBS Sports, detail an array of issues, including Coleman feeling homesick.
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The dining room features personal correspondence from Kahlo’s travels, including homesick dispatches and wry quips about the lack of spice in American food.
—Theo Lee, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
Some students and athletes get a little homesick during their first year of college, but that hasn’t been the case for Marist graduate Nathen Toth at MIT.
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Adjective
Tsosie, a member of the Navajo Nation, was homesick and couldn’t find the kind of food he was used to.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
Reports, including a recent one from CBS Sports, detail an array of issues, including Coleman feeling homesick.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The dining room features personal correspondence from Kahlo’s travels, including homesick dispatches and wry quips about the lack of spice in American food.
—Theo Lee, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
Some students and athletes get a little homesick during their first year of college, but that hasn’t been the case for Marist graduate Nathen Toth at MIT.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Homesick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homesick. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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homesick
adjective
home·sick
ˈhōm-ˌsik 
: longing for home and family while away from them
homesickness
noun
Medical Definition
homesick
adjective
home·sick
ˈhōm-ˌsik
: longing for home and family while absent from them
homesickness
noun
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