at-home

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adjective

ət-ˈhōm How to pronounce at-home (audio)
ˈat-ˌhōm
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: intended or suitable for one's home
an at-home dress
2
: being or occurring at one's home
at-home entertainment
3
: not employed outside the home : stay-at-home
an at-home mom

at home

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noun

: a reception given at one's home

Examples of at-home in a Sentence

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Adjective
The company finally opened its first brick and mortar store where people can get their ears pierced and buy earrings in New York City later that year, ending the at-home piercing service and subscription boxes. Jennifer Liu tasia Jensen, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025 Today, the company continues to sell its at-home ant kits but largely wholesale, leaving a gap in the market that companies like AntsCanada are trying to fill. Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
People want to be able to get rid of their gels at home. Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025 The truth is, there is rarely a Merritt Wever or an Adrien Brody in awards speeches—extreme cases of brevity or verbosity that stun both those in the room and at home. Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for at-home

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1903, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun

1745, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of at-home was in 1745

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“At-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at-home. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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