Homeless

/ˈhoʊmləs/ adjective

Definition

without a home or permanent place of residence

Etymology

home + -less suffix

Kelly Says

Homeless means home-less - missing that safe place we all need!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አይበረከት
āyibereket
ARالعربية
منزوع السكن
munzūʿ al-sakn
BNবাংলা
গৃহহীন
grihohin
CACatalà
sense llar
sɛnˈsə ʎar
CSČeština
bezdomovec
bɛzdomovɛts
DADansk
hjemløs
hjɛmløs
DEDeutsch
obdachlos
oːbˈdaxlos
ELΕλληνικά
άστεγος
ˈastegos
ESEspañol
sin hogar
sin o-gar
FAفارسی
بی‌خانمان
bi-xānmān
FISuomi
koditon
koditon
FRFrançais
sans abri
sɑ̃z‿abʁi
GUGU
ગૃહહીન
grihohin
HAHA
ba gidan
ba gidan
HEעברית
חסר בית
ḥaser bayit
HIहिन्दी
बेघर
beghar
HUMagyar
hajléktalan
hajleːktɒlɒn
IDBahasa Indonesia
tanpa rumah
tanpa rumah
IGIG
enweghị ebe obibi
enweghi ebe obibi
ITItaliano
senzatetto
sɛnzaˈtɛtto
JA日本語
ホームレス
hōmuresu
KKKK
үйсіз
üjsiz
KMKM
គ្មានផ្ទះ
kmɑn phdɑh
KO한국어
무정주자
mu-jung-ju-ja
MRMR
गृहहीन
grihohin
MSBahasa Melayu
tanpa rumah
tanpa rumah
MYမြန်မာ
အိမ်မဲ့
ain me
NLNederlands
dakloos
dɑkloːs
NONorsk
hjemløs
hjɛmløs
PAPA
ਬੇਘਰ
beghar
PLPolski
bezdomny
bɛzˈdɔmɲɨ
PTPortuguês
sem-teto
sɛ̃j ˈtɛtu
RORomână
fără adăpost
fərə aˈdəpost
RUРусский
бездомный
bʲɪzˈdomnɨj
SVSvenska
hemlös
hɛmløːs
SWKiswahili
bila makazi
bila makazi
TAதமிழ்
வீடற்ற
vīṭaṟṟa
TEతెలుగు
నిరాశ్రయుడు
nirāśrayuḍu
THไทย
ไร้ที่อยู่
rai thi yu
TLTL
walang tahanan
walang tahanan
TRTürkçe
evsiz
evsiz
UKУкраїнська
бездомний
bʲezˈdomnɨj
URاردو
بے گھر
bē ghar
VITiếng Việt
vô gia cư
vo gia cu
YOYO
ti ilé
ti ile
ZH中文
无家可归
wú jiā kě guī
ZUZU
engenakhaya
engenakhaya

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Homelessness policy and service allocation have historically centered men's needs and experiences, leaving women (particularly single mothers and victims of domestic violence) underserved and invisible in statistics.

Inclusive Usage

Specify when gender context matters (e.g., 'unhoused women face distinct safety risks'), and avoid assuming homeless populations are male-dominated.

Inclusive Alternatives

["unhoused","experiencing housing insecurity","people without stable housing"]

Empowerment Note

Women's organizations and feminist activists drove recognition of gendered homelessness, forcing policy to address domestic violence as a root cause.

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