\ ˈstā-ət-ˈhōm
\
\
Definition of stay-at-home
: 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
Keep scrolling for more
Learn More about stay-at-home
Dictionary Entries near stay-at-home
See More Nearby EntriesStatistics for stay-at-home
Look-up Popularity
Cite this Entry
“Stay-at-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay-at-home. Accessed 14 May. 2021.
Style: MLA
MLA
Chicago
APA
Merriam-Webster
Chicago
APA
Merriam-Webster
Keep scrolling for more
More Definitions for stay-at-home
stay-at-home
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of stay-at-home
: staying at home to take care of a child instead of working somewhere else
See the full definition for stay-at-home in the English Language Learners Dictionary
Comments on stay-at-home
What made you want to look up stay-at-home? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Words Used by Nabokov Quiz
-
- Choose the best definition or synonym for the word in bold: "There are some eructations that sound like cheers—at least, mine did." Lolita
Test your visual vocabulary with our 10-question challenge!
TAKE THE QUIZ
Spell words. Make bears.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Words at Play
Ask the Editors
Share stay-at-home
Time Traveler for stay-at-home
The first known use of stay-at-home was in 1806
See more words from the same year