stay-at-home

adjective

ˈstā-ət-ˈhōm How to pronounce stay-at-home (audio)
Synonyms of stay-at-homenext
: remaining in one's residence, locality, or country
especially : remaining at home especially to tend to children and domestic duties while a spouse is at work
stay-at-home noun

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Her 2019 debut book, Fight Like a Mother, told how a stay-at-home mother of five in a blended family remade herself into one of the most dynamic forces in American politics today. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 Wilde, in her third directorial offering, co-stars as a stay-at-home-mom who, to the consternation of her failed musician husband, Joe, has invited the freewheeling couple upstairs to dinner. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 7 July 2026 Middleton, 30, is a mobile, stay-at-home defenseman who established himself as an everyday player after coming to the Wild from the San Jose Sharks in 2022. — Michael Russo, New York Times, 2 July 2026 Wilde’s Angela attended art school before becoming a stay-at-home mother. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for stay-at-home

Word History

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stay-at-home was in 1806

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“Stay-at-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay-at-home. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

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