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

As such, Katie needs to embark on a prolonged business trip, leaving the couple’s three daughters and perfectly run household in the care of Nate, who must learn to adjust to his new — and very chaotic — life as a stay-at-home dad. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

An aspiring singer, Jo grew frustrated by Slade’s attempts to turn her into a stay-at-home wife and mother to his two sons from a previous relationship. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026

Her 2019 debut book, Fight Like a Mother, told how a stay-at-home mother of five in a blended family remade herself into one of the most dynamic forces in American politics today. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Wilde, in her third directorial offering, co-stars as a stay-at-home-mom who, to the consternation of her failed musician husband, Joe, has invited the freewheeling couple upstairs to dinner. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 7 July 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