stay-at-home
Americanadjective
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not inclined to travel or seek diversions or pastimes outside one's residence, area, or country.
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of or relating to time spent at home.
a stay-at-home evening.
noun
adjective
noun
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a stay-at-home person
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a person who does not bother to vote in a political election
Etymology
Origin of stay-at-home
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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Like many voters in the central US state of Nebraska, Kristin Benson, a 39-year-old stay-at-home mother, voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
U.S. box shipments surged to a record in 2021 during the pandemic-fueled stay-at-home shopping spree.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
What would be the income I need to make, such that going to work brings in more money than being a stay-at-home mom and avoiding childcare costs?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
One 38-year-old influencer and stay-at-home mother of two started listening to Owens after Kirk died.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Bill was an engineer, and Daisy a stay-at-home mom who would later enter the workforce and earn master’s degrees in education and psychology.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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