stay-at-home

adjective

ˈstā-ət-ˈhōm 

: 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

Examples of stay-at-home in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As a result, the stay-at-home parent is also on the decline. — Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 17 June 2026

Wilde’s Angela attended art school before becoming a stay-at-home mother. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 26 June 2026

After six years as a stay-at-home mother, Cynthia Webster, 50, planned last year to reenter the workforce, bracing for a potentially frustrating job search. — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 14 June 2026

By the time the stay-at-home mom was able to get Esmae a doctor's appointment on April 8, her child was having trouble moving, and her temperature was spiking to 104 degrees. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stay-at-home

• acrosome
• aerodrome
• catacomb
• centrosome
• chromosome
• cytochrome
• hippodrome
• honeycomb
• liposome
• meerschaum
• metronome
• microtome