housebound
adjective/ˈhaʊsbaʊnd/
/ˈhaʊsbaʊnd/
- unable to leave your house because you cannot walk very far as a result of being ill or oldTopics Health problemsc2
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- the houseboundnoun [plural] people who are housebound
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