homesickness
Noun
Meaning
a longing to return home
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A bout with homesickness took him from New Jersey back to Milwaukee to be closer to his grandmother in 1981.
Despite some homesickness and more than a few pricey plane fares, I always felt I was extremely lucky to be able to raise my children in this fashion.
His heavy drinking, which ultimately resulted in his death, is partly attributed to his homesickness.
I feel that if Macomb campus became pet friendly, the results for homesickness, stress and loneliness would improve students’ overall well-being and school performance.
Could the hashtag have arisen from the founder’s desire to see a new and transformed Liberia, or did it emerge from a feeling of homesickness while basking in Minnesota’s Brooklyn Park, Staten Island’s Park Hill, or Ghana’s Buduburan Refugee Camp?
And a small hint of homesickness when he has to buy another bottle of water.