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stay-at-home
[stey-uht-hohm]
adjective
not inclined to travel or seek diversions or pastimes outside one's residence, area, or country.
of or relating to time spent at home.
a stay-at-home evening.
noun
a person who stays at home a good deal; a person not inclined to travel; homebody.
stay-at-home
adjective
(of a person) enjoying a quiet, settled, and unadventurous use of leisure
noun
a stay-at-home person
a person who does not bother to vote in a political election
Word History and Origins
Origin of stay-at-home1
Example Sentences
Residents tried to prevent his parents — an accountant and a stay-at-home mom — from moving into the overwhelmingly white community.
I was a stay-at-home mom for many years.
He complains that men are criticised for wanting to be the breadwinner and support a stay-at-home wife.
The 33-year-old stay-at-home mother said she and her husband had made all the necessary repairs to their cars early in the year, concerned that prices on parts shipped from overseas would soon skyrocket.
I have been the primary breadwinner with significantly higher earnings over our 31 years of marriage as he was a stay-at-home dad for many years.
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