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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The payouts began in the late 2000s when Erika, then a stay-at-home mom, sought to relaunch herself as a performer.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Shares of Planet Fitness are down 30% so far this week, which would mark their worst weekly performance since March 2020, when they fell 37% as pandemic-era stay-at-home orders threatened gym operators.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
Her mother went from stay-at-home mom to working parent with a handful of side hustles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
She was a stay-at-home mum when her daughter started school, so felt she was able to attend every event, like school plays or parent evenings.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
She didn’t return to work at the ferry docks, because she wanted to be a stay-at-home mother.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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