stay-at-home
adjective
: remaining in one's residence, locality, or country
especially
: remaining at home especially to tend to children and domestic duties while a spouse is at work
stay-at-home
noun
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Wilde’s Angela attended art school before becoming a stay-at-home mother.
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Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
26 June 2026
Bergeron is a stay-at-home dad to Zach, Victoria, Noah and Felix.
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Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Born in Brooklyn on April 4, 1932, Davis was raised in a Jewish family in the largely middle-class Crown Heights neighborhood by an electrician and salesman father and a stay-at-home mother.
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Dan Hyman,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
Members of Rischar’s hometown church in Lancaster have also rallied to raise funds to ease the costs of housing and final arrangements for Rischar’s wife, Rebecca, who was a stay-at-home mother.
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Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
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Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
26 June 2026
Bergeron is a stay-at-home dad to Zach, Victoria, Noah and Felix.
—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Born in Brooklyn on April 4, 1932, Davis was raised in a Jewish family in the largely middle-class Crown Heights neighborhood by an electrician and salesman father and a stay-at-home mother.
—
Dan Hyman,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
Members of Rischar’s hometown church in Lancaster have also rallied to raise funds to ease the costs of housing and final arrangements for Rischar’s wife, Rebecca, who was a stay-at-home mother.
—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
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“Stay-at-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay-at-home. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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