adjective:sad because you are away from your family and home
adjective:longing for home and family while absent from them
synonyms: wishful, desirous
Examples
He was/got 'homesick' when he went to college.
She was 'homesick' for her mother's cooking.
Movie clips
Movie quotes
(..) This tank's way beyond repair. He's got a family out there. I heard 'em. Don't you get it? He's homesick. That's why he acts so weird. Jesse-- Rae, they tried to kill him! Hand me that, Jesse. (..)