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
Its small size is just right for visiting in-laws and can be assembled in your backyard for a private at-home retreat. Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 16 Apr. 2025 By contrast, at-home LED devices lack both the professional intensity of a laser and any kind of deep regenerative gene processes. Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
To make those changes when going to a side who have lost once at home all season would have been a risk, just as starting the same side three times in six days was. Chris Waugh, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025 Many people who engage in hybrid work look forward to in-office or on-campus days to fill their social bucket, which may be depleted after days of working independently at home. Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 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 29 Apr. 2025.

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