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

She was first hired in 2011 and then became a stay-at-home wife and mother to two children for eight years. — Julia Coin november 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2026

As a California lawyer, she was involved in high-profile causes, including a legal fight over that state's stay-at-home order during the coronavirus pandemic. — Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026

Freedom, and the chance to briefly escape the grind of a stay-at-home mom with three little terrors. — Kevin Fanady, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026

Her mother, who had been a stay-at-home mom, took minimum-wage jobs before opening a hair salon. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Nov. 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