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at-home

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adjective

ət-ˈhōm How to pronounce at-home (audio)
ˈat-ˌhōm
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: 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

Examples of at-home in a Sentence

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Adjective
There is a novelty behind it and the non-traditional dress and small at-home ceremony is engaging. Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025 The set comes in multiple configurations to suit your hosting or at-home dining needs—it’s offered in a five-piece or a 20-piece set. Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025
Noun
The Dodgers open the regular season just over a week later on March 26 at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 25 Nov. 2025 Yet as Rome’s republic expanded beyond the capital city, beyond Italy, and gradually acquired its Mediterranean empire, stories of a different sort of woman reset women’s expectations at home. Time, 24 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for at-home

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1850, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun

1745, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of at-home was in 1745

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“At-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at-home. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.

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