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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The stay-at-home mom went with Trump in 2016 and was appointed to two local school district oversight committees in 2017, then booted from them for her aforementioned far-right dalliances.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
In March, Lowry got candid about choosing between being a stay-at-home mom or hiring a nanny.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
Music filled their home in Stamford, Conn., and Barbara was a stay-at-home mom until Meredith started the second grade.
—Ann Hill, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2024
Margo’s mother, Evelyn, was a radiologist; her stay-at-home dad, Seymour, was forever playing Tin Pan Alley standards on their grand piano.
—Will Hermes, New York Times, 4 June 2024
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
In March, Lowry got candid about choosing between being a stay-at-home mom or hiring a nanny.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
Music filled their home in Stamford, Conn., and Barbara was a stay-at-home mom until Meredith started the second grade.
—Ann Hill, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2024
Margo’s mother, Evelyn, was a radiologist; her stay-at-home dad, Seymour, was forever playing Tin Pan Alley standards on their grand piano.
—Will Hermes, New York Times, 4 June 2024
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“Stay-at-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay-at-home. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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