homebird (?h??m?b??d) na person who is reluctant to leave their hometown or their childhood home, or who returns after a period of living away[C20: (for sense 1) perhaps influenced by homing pigeon]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014