stay-at-home

adjective

ˈstā-ət-ˈhōm 

: 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

Examples of stay-at-home in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lasha, a stay-at-home mom of three young children, lives in Florida now. — Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026

His signature silhouettes included the tricolor stay-at-home puff coat and lacy slipdresses that could be worn as eveningwear. — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

McKinsey and Jang, a stay-at-home mom, began dating in 2008 and were married three years later in Texas. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

The White House is not expanding the CCDF budget so that states can provide benefits to stay-at-home and working parents. — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stay-at-home

• acrosome
• aerodrome
• catacomb
• centrosome
• chromosome
• cytochrome
• hippodrome
• honeycomb
• liposome
• meerschaum
• metronome
• microtome