: 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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Moriah is currently a full-time, stay-at-home mom, which is certainly an ideal vocation for someone who can't keep tight ties to any one city. Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025 All of this left many of them dreaming of being a stay-at-home wife supported and protected by a rich and masculine man. Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025 This is what inspired her launch of Power to Pursue, a women's movement that welcomes entrepreneurs, corporate professionals, stay-at-home moms and retirees alike to an annual summit. Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2025 My dad is a microbiologist, and my mom is a stay-at-home mom who runs a dog training business on the side. Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stay-at-home

Word History

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stay-at-home was in 1806

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“Stay-at-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay-at-home. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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