stay-at-home
adjective
: 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
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Not long after Jenner was injured, rugged, stay-at-home defenseman Erik Gudbranson suffered a similar injury during an awkward collision during a game Oct. 15 — just three games into the regular season.
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Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
That’s a tough, stay-at-home third pairing defenseman.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
One of those individuals is Cassie Sorensen, a stay-at-home mom who turned her creativity into a lucrative income stream.
—Cherie Brooke Luo, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
The shut-in tropes of the stay-at-home parent no longer apply—these women are neither disconnected nor stagnant.
—Neha Ruch, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
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Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
That’s a tough, stay-at-home third pairing defenseman.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
One of those individuals is Cassie Sorensen, a stay-at-home mom who turned her creativity into a lucrative income stream.
—Cherie Brooke Luo, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
The shut-in tropes of the stay-at-home parent no longer apply—these women are neither disconnected nor stagnant.
—Neha Ruch, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Stay-at-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay-at-home. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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