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

Members of Rischar’s hometown church in Lancaster have also rallied to raise funds to ease the costs of housing and final arrangements for Rischar’s wife, Rebecca, who was a stay-at-home mother. — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026

As a result, the stay-at-home parent is also on the decline. — Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 17 June 2026

After six years as a stay-at-home mother, Cynthia Webster, 50, planned last year to reenter the workforce, bracing for a potentially frustrating job search. — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 14 June 2026

By the time the stay-at-home mom was able to get Esmae a doctor's appointment on April 8, her child was having trouble moving, and her temperature was spiking to 104 degrees. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 13 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