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

Barry had been appointed in April 2020, at the height of pandemic uncertainty, when stay-at-home orders made foot traffic to brick-and-mortar retailers like Best Buy nearly impossible. —Liz Elting, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

As Pratt talked about homelessness, his message resonated with Marissa Comstock, 36, a stay-at-home mom and former software engineer in Eagle Rock. —National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026

Families with stay-at-home moms are three times more likely than dual-income families to fall below the supplemental poverty line, according to one report from the think tank Century Foundation. —Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026

My mother was a stay-at-home mom. —Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 4 June 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