shut-in

Noun shut-in has 1 sense

• shut-in(n = noun.person) invalid - someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury;
is a member of homebound
is a kind of diseased person, sick person, sufferer

Adjective shut-in has 2 senses

• shut-in(s = adj.all) introvertish - somewhat introverted;
• shut-in(s = adj.all) homebound, housebound - confined usually by illness;