Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 homebound /hōm'-boundˌ/ · home·bound · IPA /ˈhoʊmbaʊnd/ 01 a. Kept at home, usually due to illness; same as housebound. 1. Kept at home, usually due to illness; same as housebound. See: housebound Syn. housebound, shut-in.