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SAHM

American  

abbreviation

  1. stay-at-home mother: a woman who stays home to take care of her children and manage the household.

    I'm a SAHM and also a freelance writer.


Etymology

Origin of SAHM

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

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Still, Sahm says that the American economy's buffers across the board are dwindling, and there is a limit to how much it can take.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

“I put a reasonably good chance on the president firing Powell,” Sahm said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

His comments about the New York Fed researchers needing to be “disciplined,” meanwhile, drew flak from respected economists including Claudia Sahm.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

“If they don’t cut, they might push the labor market over the edge and have a recession,” Sahm said.

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

As former Fed economist Claudia Sahm has written, “The medians in the SEP aren’t the Fed forecast and never will be.”

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

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