homesick

adjective

home·​sick ˈhōm-ˌsik 

: longing for home and family while absent from them

homesickness noun

Examples of homesick in a Sentence

He was homesick when he went to college.

She was homesick for her mother's cooking.

Recent Examples on the Web

Built in the late 1600s for a homesick Italian aristocrat, Newington House brought a taste of Italy to the Oxfordshire countryside. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 July 2026

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

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

Word History

First Known Use

1748, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for homesick

• actinic
• agnatic
• bailiwick
• bolshevik
• candlestick
• deontic
• firebrick
• herpetic
• judaic
• lunatic
• menshevik
• orthotic

Kids Definition

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