Thesaurus results for STAY-AT-HOME

stay-at-home

noun

Definition of stay-at-home

as in homemaker

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Harlequin launched as an imprint solely for these novels, often targeting housewives who could purchase titles at their grocery stores.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
On Double Lives of Suburban Wives, a group of housewives and their husbands work in adult content creation to provide for their families.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of housewife

Noun

In truth, the 1973 winner for Nicholas County High School wanted to be anything but a homemaker.

— Casey Cep, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
His homemaker mother Leonor (a superb Maude Sandham) and his 17-year-old sister Ilse (Karoline Watson) complete the immaculate family portrait, but there’s unrest there too.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of homemaker

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The story is set in the year 2062, with plenty of futuristic and high-tech gadgets — like a robotic housekeeper Rosie.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026
When Molly pushes the bell, the housekeeper, Gregoria, slides open a panel about six inches high in the door.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of housekeeper

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Cohen wasn't present for the viewing, sources told PEOPLE, nor were the househusbands (both are staples at RHONJ reunions).

— Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 29 July 2024
The househusbands, who are a staple at the RHONJ reunion, were not in attendance, insiders tell PEOPLE.

— Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024

Definition of househusband

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Deborah Greenspan, an energetic hausfrau whose principal cause is resettling immigrants, has decided to host an inventive, and obnoxious, dinner party.

— Julia M. Klein, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2023
Harry's alter ego is a dull breadwinner who, like most male suburbanites, bores his hausfrau (Jamie Lee Curtis) with the minutiae of his drab job.

— Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2019

Definition of hausfrau

Noun

On Friday, Xi's day began at the White House, where Trump and the first lady hosted the Chinese leader and his wife, Peng Liyuan, for tea in the White House's Red Room.

— MICHELLE L. PRICE, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Martha and her mother Maria Alberto Gonzalez and his wife, Catalina Gonzalez, remember taking two buses and a train from their home on the North Side to get to the restaurant in the late 1960s.

— Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of wife

Noun

The husband-and-wife duo brought the brand to life while on a quest to create a gin that was gentler on Jenkins’s vocal cords than a traditional spirit, which can affect the voice over time.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026
The trailer also teases Fielder getting some FaceTime with Holmes’s husband, Billy Evans, who appears to have an unshakable belief in his wife.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

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