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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Ingrao said Head Start also offers support to families in the areas of housing referrals for homeless people and access to job training, mental health, domestic violence and immigration services. Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025 The battle between the two of them, and a host of other local officials, on who can best stand up to President Donald Trump, lower the city's housing costs, and remove homeless people from the streets and subways has drawn big spending from billionaires on Cuomo’s behalf. Ben Adler, USA Today, 24 June 2025 Tensions deepened when the facility was expanded in late December 2024 to include homeless Chicagoans, part of the city and state’s One System Initiative aimed at merging shelter services for both populations. Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025 Joshua’s House will be the first hospice center for terminally ill homeless people in California, according to its website. Jack Rodriquez-Vars, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025 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 30 Jun. 2025.

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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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