homestay

[hohm-stey]

noun

1. housing accommodations in a home with a family in residence, as for a student or traveler.

   Foreign-exchange students can choose between a homestay or campus dormitory.

2. a period of time spent in homestay housing accommodations.

   my summer-long homestay with a French family.

Word History and Origins

Origin of homestay¹

First recorded in 1950–55; home ( def. ) + stay ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

The two women - an Israeli tourist and an Indian homestay operator - were stargazing with three male tourists near a lake in Hampi, Karnataka, when they were attacked by a group of men on Thursday night, police superintendent Ram Arasiddi told Reuters.

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"Since the homestay operator did not know them, she told them they had no money," police said.

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In 2018, she made a short film, “The Homestay,” which she is working on adapting into a feature with Likely Story, the production company behind “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.”

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“Put simply, travelers want more out of their vacations,” said Jamie Sweeting, the vice president of sustainability for the tour company G Adventures, whose itineraries include overnight accommodations ranging from an Indigenous-owned eco-lodge in the Ecuadorean Amazon to a community homestay with Indonesia’s Tengger tribe.

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"The number of customers since the beginning of summer has risen by 60-70% compared to the same period last year," said a receptionist surnamed Wu at a Hangzhou-based homestay service provider.

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