homestay
Americannoun
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homestays
plural
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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.
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a period of time spent in homestay housing accommodations.
my summer-long homestay with a French family.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of homestay
First recorded in 1950–55; home ( def. ) + stay 1 ( def. )
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A few years ago, Drolma and her husband branched out into opening a campsite and a homestay for tourists, seeking to capitalize on Shangri-La’s tourism boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
"As long you want to work, you'll make money from tourism," says Baiq Enida Kinang Lare, a homestay owner in Kuta, known to her guests as Lara.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025
"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.
From Reuters ● Aug. 3, 2023
The homestay currently offers five rooms, each fitted with air conditioners and modern bathrooms, starting at about $70 U.S. per night, varying by season.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2017
"Before, we didn't know how to manage living near them," said homestay owner Firah Kazenn, 21, who recently encountered elephants behind her home in Sukau.
From Barron's
Hanle has few hotels and no resorts, so visitors mostly stay in family-run homestays, often extensions of their homes.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Major hotel chains are building new properties and locals are converting their homes into homestays.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
Al Ayoun Society is a local community-tourism initiative arranging homestays in villages near Ajloun.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 22, 2022
We rode by new homestays being built near the town center and ornate Buddhist cemetery plots out in the fields.
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2019
It also has a rather wonderful and well-organised system of homestays.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 24, 2015
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