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stay home

idiom

chiefly US
: to not go out for an activity
Let's stay home tonight.

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Children who themselves are ready to stay home alone may not necessarily be ready to care for younger siblings. Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 25 Nov. 2025 The outcome of the race could hinge on whether voters in that district who have backed Trump in the past are frustrated with him or the economy and choose to stay home or defect to Democrats, Panagopoulos said. Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025 What age are kids ready to stay home alone? Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 24 Nov. 2025 Keep your family safe and just stay home and hug your kids. Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stay home

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“Stay home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20home. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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