stay-at-home
adjective
: 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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About the Author Born in Connecticut to a submariner and stay-at-home mom and shipped to the Deep South in the 1960s, Steve Potts learned early on how to navigate the shifting tides of personality types.
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Forbes Books Press Release Official, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The 25-year-old left shot defenseman, a classic stay-at-home blueliner, had a goal in 17 games with the B’s and would be a good candidate to be the team’s seventh defenseman, taking over the role of UFA-to-be Parker Wotherspoon if the B’s decide not to bring him back.
—Stephen Conroy, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025
Cook was raised somewhere between the lower and middle-class by a stay-at-home mother and firefighter father, but her life took a turn in high school when her parents got divorced, forcing Cook to give up a scholarship at Baylor University to help with her mom’s bills.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Now a nurse and a stay-at-home mom, Amanda is embracing a different stage of motherhood.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
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Forbes Books Press Release Official, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The 25-year-old left shot defenseman, a classic stay-at-home blueliner, had a goal in 17 games with the B’s and would be a good candidate to be the team’s seventh defenseman, taking over the role of UFA-to-be Parker Wotherspoon if the B’s decide not to bring him back.
—Stephen Conroy, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025
Cook was raised somewhere between the lower and middle-class by a stay-at-home mother and firefighter father, but her life took a turn in high school when her parents got divorced, forcing Cook to give up a scholarship at Baylor University to help with her mom’s bills.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Now a nurse and a stay-at-home mom, Amanda is embracing a different stage of motherhood.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
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“Stay-at-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay-at-home. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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