homeless in English: Having no home to live in. (adjective)

Translation

Having no home to live in.

Word origin

Made from home plus the ending -less meaning without, both from Old English.

hundreds .

"Left them homeless" means they lost their homes.

doorway.

Here "homeless" describes a person with no home.

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"The homeless" means homeless people as a group.

home

The place where you live, often with your family.

house

A building where people live, usually a home for one family.

street

A road in a town or city, with houses or shops on both sides.

poor

Having very little money.

live

To have your home in a place, or to be alive.

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