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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Lokesh has worked for the same IT company for 20 years and Noveena was a stay-at-home mom.
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
As one of Instagram’s first-ever Rings award recipients, Zarna, a former lawyer and stay-at-home mom turned stand-up comic, recently talked to PEOPLE about her unexpected success in the comedy world in her mid-40s.
—Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025
The number of stay-at-home fathers has nearly doubled over the past 30 years, with economic downturns fuelling the trend.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
In his role, Van Epps oversaw procurement and administration, but did not have authority to craft policies around stay-at-home orders, business closures or mask mandates.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Nov. 2025
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
As one of Instagram’s first-ever Rings award recipients, Zarna, a former lawyer and stay-at-home mom turned stand-up comic, recently talked to PEOPLE about her unexpected success in the comedy world in her mid-40s.
—Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025
The number of stay-at-home fathers has nearly doubled over the past 30 years, with economic downturns fuelling the trend.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
In his role, Van Epps oversaw procurement and administration, but did not have authority to craft policies around stay-at-home orders, business closures or mask mandates.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Stay-at-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay-at-home. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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