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homesick
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homesick
(adjective)
homesick
/
ˈ
hoʊmˌsɪk/
adjective
homesick
/
ˈ
hoʊmˌsɪk/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of HOMESICK
[
more homesick; most homesick
]
:
sad because you are away from your family and home
He was/got
homesick
when he went to college.
She was
homesick
for her mother's cooking.
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— homesickness
noun
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noncount
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