homebody

home +‎ body

homebody (plural homebodies)

1. (Canada, US, informal) A person who prefers to remain at home, rather than participate in social events elsewhere.

   Synonyms: couch potato, sit-by-the-fire, stay at home

   Although my uncle likes to travel, my aunt is a homebody, so he usually comes with us while she stays home with her cats.

   • 1852, Mary Henderson Eastman, “chapter XIV”, in Aunt Phillis's Cabin:

     After Phillis left Mrs. Weston's room, she was on her way to her cabin, when she noticed Aunt Peggy sitting alone at the door. She was rather a homebody; yet she reproached herself with having neglected poor old Peggy, when she saw her looking so desolate and dejected.

• homebird