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

Harvard-Westlake will be at home Saturday against Notre Dame. —Dan Lovi, Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026

With just one match to spare in the league phase, against Copenhagen at home, Barca is in a good position to not need a playoff for the KO stage as those finishing ninth to 24th do, while goal difference will also be important. —Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 22 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