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

The Great Highway was fully closed to vehicles during stay-at-home orders issued at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, before the road reopened to traffic during weekdays. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

She also got married and became a stay-at-home mom to her children. — Alyssa Modos, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026

Arthouse movies are increasingly made for younger audiences who are replacing ageing stay-at-home baby boomers at Europe’s upscale cinema theaters. — John Hopewell, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

The rapid rise of Whatnot Taking place during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, the stay-at-home order helped Whatnot flourish due to the nature of the livestream shopping model. — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 7 Aug. 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