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

Her ultimate goal is to one day get licensed to become an at-home rehabilitator and eventually open an animal sanctuary on a large plot of land. —Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 5 Apr. 2026

The $50 set (which also comes as a kit with extra press-ons, nail glue and other materials for an at-home mani) combines the best of what Yasuda is seeing in this spring's trends. —Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026

Noun

Finding support at home Bella is hoping to be one of them. —Robbie Owens, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026

Many Americans have been concerned to see the recent rise in gasoline prices here at home. —James Powel, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1850, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun

1745, in the meaning defined above

Phrase

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for at-home

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