homeless

adjective

home·​less ˈhōm-ləs How to pronounce homeless (audio)
: having no home or permanent place of residence : unhoused
homelessness noun

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Additionally, Chase battled with drug addiction and was homeless before her death. Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026 The number of homeless students in the city and county also rose from 2021 to 2023 — to over 9,000 in the city and over 21,000 in the county. Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2026 Bowser tussled with Trump for much of 2025 over deploying the National Guard and briefly taking over the city's police department while cooperating with the White House on other matters such as clearing homeless encampments. Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 17 June 2026 Prenatal services should be co-located where people already are, such as in Women, Infants and Children program sites, substance-use clinics, jails, reentry programs, or homeless shelters. Jeffrey D. Klausner, STAT, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for homeless

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First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of homeless was before the 12th century

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“Homeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeless. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.

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homeless

adjective
home·​less -ləs How to pronounce homeless (audio)
: having no home or permanent residence
homelessness noun

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