: 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. 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 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 13 Jul. 2025.

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