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

By comparison, minor electrode burns are the primary side effect sometimes reported from at-home tDCS devices—not nothing, but less disruptive to daily life than antidepressant medications, for instance. — IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026

Photographed here in his at-home music studio in 1978, the singer’s career was on the upswing—but his relationship with Weber was growing tense. — Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2026

Noun

There’s nothing quite like it in Philadelphia—and yet the 18th-century historic space feels right at home in the neighborhood. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026

In Ossoff, Democrats were buoyed by a candidate who won respect at home even from some Republican officials for the strength of his constituent services. — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 4 Nov. 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