homesick

The definition of homesick is missing your family and the place you came from.

(adjective)

A traveler who is constantly missing family and friends is an example of homesick.

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See homesick in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

unhappy or depressed at being away from home and family; longing for home

Origin: back-form. < homesickness, 18th-c. rendering of Ger heimweh

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See homesick in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Acutely longing for one's family or home.

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  • homeˈsickˌness noun

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