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homeless

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home⋅less

[hohm-lis]
–adjective
1. without a home: a homeless child.
–noun
2. the homeless, persons who lack permanent housing.

Origin:
1605–15


home⋅less⋅ly, adverb
home⋅less⋅ness, noun
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home·less   (hōm'lĭs)   
adj.  Having no home or haven.
n.   (used with a pl. verb)
People without homes considered as a group. Often used with the.
home'less·ness n.
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