in-home

adjective

ˌin-ˈhōm How to pronounce in-home (audio)
ˈin-ˌhōm
: occurring in one's home
in-home care for the elderly
in-home services

Examples of in-home in a Sentence

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Opinion: The monthly tab for her in-home elder care: $18,000. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025 Likewise, skilled in-home health care – an option used more in Southern California than in any part of the country – also could be priced out of reach as federal funding dries up. Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 20 June 2025 After a two-week trial, a federal court in Fort Lauderdale in 2023 ordered that Florida provide skilled in-home nursing care so parents are not forced to put their children in long-term care institutions. Christopher O'Donnell, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2025 County staff did not estimate how many residents would be affected but said about 34,000 local in-home care providers would be. Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for in-home

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of in-home was in 1956

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“In-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-home. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.

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