homebody

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homebody

  • /ˈhoʊmˌbɔ.diː/

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From home + body.

noun homebodies · home-body · home body

  1. Canada, US, informal A person who prefers to remain at home, rather than participate in social events elsewhere. Although my uncle likes to travel, my aunt is a homebody, so he usually comes with us while she stays home with her cats.

    Similar: sit-by-the-fire, stay-at-home

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noun person who likes to stay home

Españolcasero, hogareño, comodón
한국어집돌이 jipdori, 집순이 jipsuni
日本語インドア派 indoaha
中文宅男 zháinán, 宅女 zháinǚ, 家裏蹲 /家里蹲 jiālǐdūn
Portuguêscaseiro
Françaiscasanier, pantouflard
DeutschStubenhocker, Stubenhockerin
Italianopantofolaio
Ελληνικάσπιτόγατος spitógatos
Русскийдомосе́д domoséd, домосе́дка domosédka

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@misc{homebody_2026,
  title = {homebody},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/homebody},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}