homesick
Syllables: home·sick/ˈhəʊ̯m.sɪk/US/ˈhoʊ̯m.sɪk/
homesick adjective: missing one's home and family very much when away; nostalgic.
Adjective
homesick (comparative more homesick, superlative most homesick)
homesick meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
homesick in Tamil
- வீட்டு நினைவாகவே உள்ள
homesick in Bengali
- গৃহকাতর
homesick in Malayalam
- ഗൃഹവിരഹപീഡിതനായ, ഗൃഹാതുരമായ, ഗൃഹാതുരൻ
homesick in Kannada
- ಮನೆಗೀಳಿನ, ಮನೆಗಾಗಿ ಹಂಬಲಿಸುವ
More languagesFewer languages
- homesick in Tagalog
- sabik sa pag-uwi, nahihidlaw
- homesick in Indonesian
- rindu rumah
Examples of homesick in a sentence
- She felt terribly homesick during her first month abroad.
- The camp counselors tried to comfort the homesick children.
Forms of homesick
| comparative | more homesick |
|---|---|
| superlative | most homesick |
Origin of homesick
Back-formation from homesickness, equivalent to home + sick.
Words formed from homesick
Questions about homesick
- What does homesick mean?
- Homesick means missing one's home and family very much when away; nostalgic.
- What is homesick in Tamil?
- Homesick in Tamil is வீட்டு நினைவாகவே உள்ள. See Homesick meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use homesick in a sentence?
- She felt terribly homesick during her first month abroad.
- What part of speech is homesick?
- Homesick is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce homesick?
- Homesick is pronounced /ˈhəʊ̯m.sɪk/ (UK).
Words near homesick in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: homesick (page history and authors); homesick (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Homesick (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); homesick (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); homesick (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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