homesick
adjective
home·sick ˈhōm-ˌsik 
: longing for home and family while absent from them
homesickness noun
Example Sentences
He was homesick when he went to college. She was homesick for her mother's cooking.
Recent Examples on the Web This uplifting and engaging story is about Millie, a homesick young girl who inspires an entire community to band together to create a vegetable garden on the rooftop of their school. 
Betsy Groban, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022 As Jenny grows more and more homesick, Sumit’s family members refuse to acknowledge their nuptials. Wilson Chapman, Variety, 13 July 2022 One of her older brothers, Kevin, remembers Mitchell being homesick during the 2020 season. Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star, 7 July 2022 Fellow homesick Venezuelans, some even driving up from San Jose, would line up outside of their house to pick up fried empanadas, fluffy bread stuffed with ham and arepas. Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 July 2022 Jenny becomes homesick and isolated as Sumit's relatives double down on their refusal to acknowledge their wedding. Amanda Taylor, PEOPLE.com, 13 July 2022 There was a time when a homesick Chicagoan could find the wiener of her youth at Shake Shack or any Sonic Drive-In. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 3 July 2022 Sent to Birmingham, England, in 1945, the women were tasked with clearing a two- to three-year logjam of mail destined for homesick American troops on the front line awaiting word from back home. La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 1 July 2022 An 8-year-old female, presented after aggressive outburst against mom, was teary and homesick in the evening. Judith Warner, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2022 See More
Betsy Groban, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022 As Jenny grows more and more homesick, Sumit’s family members refuse to acknowledge their nuptials. Wilson Chapman, Variety, 13 July 2022 One of her older brothers, Kevin, remembers Mitchell being homesick during the 2020 season. Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star, 7 July 2022 Fellow homesick Venezuelans, some even driving up from San Jose, would line up outside of their house to pick up fried empanadas, fluffy bread stuffed with ham and arepas. Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 July 2022 Jenny becomes homesick and isolated as Sumit's relatives double down on their refusal to acknowledge their wedding. Amanda Taylor, PEOPLE.com, 13 July 2022 There was a time when a homesick Chicagoan could find the wiener of her youth at Shake Shack or any Sonic Drive-In. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 3 July 2022 Sent to Birmingham, England, in 1945, the women were tasked with clearing a two- to three-year logjam of mail destined for homesick American troops on the front line awaiting word from back home. La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 1 July 2022 An 8-year-old female, presented after aggressive outburst against mom, was teary and homesick in the evening. Judith Warner, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1748, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
homesick
adjective
home·sick ˈhōm-ˌsik
: longing for home and family
Medical Definition
homesick
adjective
home·sick ˈhōm-ˌsik
: longing for home and family while absent from them