stay-at-home

[stey-uht-hohm]

adjective

1. not inclined to travel or seek diversions or pastimes outside one's residence, area, or country.

2. of or relating to time spent at home.

   a stay-at-home evening.

noun

1. a person who stays at home a good deal; a person not inclined to travel; homebody.

stay-at-home

adjective

1. (of a person) enjoying a quiet, settled, and unadventurous use of leisure

noun

1. a stay-at-home person

2. a person who does not bother to vote in a political election

Word History and Origins

Origin of stay-at-home¹

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

The term “tradwife” is an abbreviation of “traditional wife” – often portrayed on these platforms as a white, married, stay-at-home mother.

From Salon

Super fan Anthony Mejia, a stay-at-home dad, drove two hours from Rancho Cucamonga to attend opening night at the gallery, where current and legacy members of the band performed a half-hour acoustic set.

From Los Angeles Times

Adopted in infancy, Palmer was raised in Silver Lake, her upbringing impacted by her journalist father’s alcoholism and her stay-at-home mother’s religiosity.

From Los Angeles Times

Among the suggested targets for conversion are elite Financial District towers that commanded top rents before the COVID-19 pandemic’s stay-at-home orders shut down offices, leaving many buildings more than one-third vacant.

From Los Angeles Times

Resentment grows as Theo finds himself a stay-at-home dad, dedicating his time to training their two children to get into a sports scholarship school, while Ivy jets around America opening new restaurants.

From BBC

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