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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His wife, a stay-at-home mom and homemaker, earned around $13,000 a year working in local school districts.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
A stay-at-home mom to three kids in Dallas at the time, she grew worried watching her youngest son come home crying after testing, and watching the climate of the school change.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
“I thought, ‘Oh my God, this is a nightmare,’” said Lyndsey Falb, a stay-at-home mom and skincare business owner who has lived in Wrightwood for more than 30 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Parents who are unmarried by cohabitating also wouldn’t qualify for the stay-at-home benefit.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
I met that morning in a safe flat in a white suburb with various members of the local and foreign press, and I once again called the stay-at-home “a tremendous success.”
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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