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

Content creator Blair Clark — who films multiple reunions on his and his wife Leah’s YouTube channel, The Leah and Blair Slog — ended up getting a surprise of his own after taking an at-home DNA test. — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

The activation also features live demonstrations of its upcoming at-home blood kits, a first look at how the app plans to bring biomarker tracking into the home. — Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Noun

Compared to an 8-0-4 record at home this year and two losses on home soil all-time, getting a chance at home-field advantage in the postseason is more important than ever. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026

After Alvarez rounded the bases, the two met at home plate and shared a long embrace before walking back to the dugout. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 16 Sep. 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
• nichrome
• noisome
• prodrome
• radome
• rhizome
• shalom
• syndrome
• acrosome
• aerodrome
• catacomb