at-home

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adjective

ət-ˈhōm 

ˈat-ˌhōm

1

: intended or suitable for one's home

an at-home dress

2

: being or occurring at one's home

at-home entertainment

3

: not employed outside the home : stay-at-home

an at-home mom

at home

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noun

: a reception given at one's home

at home

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phrase

1

: relaxed and comfortable : at ease

felt completely at home on the stage

2

: in harmony with the surroundings

3

: on familiar ground : knowledgeable

teachers at home in their subject fields

Examples of at-home in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Best of all, the most expensive skin care item is $85, with the only big splurge being the Therabody TheraFace Pro Microcurrent Facial Device, a tool that delivers facial-like results at-home. —Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026

Who hasn’t treated themselves to an at-home manicure while watching TV on the couch? —Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026

Noun

Mariano’s office released a statement Wednesday updating the status of the longtime Democratic state lawmaker, who has been absent from the State House while recovering at home. —Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2026

Jake Sanderson, Thomas Chabot and David Perron also scored and Tim Stutzle had an empty-net goal as the Senators won on back-to-back nights, following up on beating Vancouver at home on Tuesday to snap their losing streak at four. —CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1850, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun

1745, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for at-home

• biome
• genome
• megohm
• nichrome
• noisome
• prodrome
• radome
• rhizome
• shalom
• syndrome
• acrosome
• aerodrome