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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When the show kicked off, Trent was working as a grounds supervisor at a local college and Amber was a stay-at-home mom.
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Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 15 Oct. 2025
My dad is a microbiologist, and my mom is a stay-at-home mom who runs a dog training business on the side.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Lincoln plays a middle-aged stay-at-home-dad, whose anxieties bring him in contact with a new neighbor who harbors horrifying secrets.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
An afternoon playdate between two stay-at-home dads turns into high-stakes chaos in Entertainment Weekly's exclusive first look at Playdate.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
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Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 15 Oct. 2025
My dad is a microbiologist, and my mom is a stay-at-home mom who runs a dog training business on the side.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Lincoln plays a middle-aged stay-at-home-dad, whose anxieties bring him in contact with a new neighbor who harbors horrifying secrets.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
An afternoon playdate between two stay-at-home dads turns into high-stakes chaos in Entertainment Weekly's exclusive first look at Playdate.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stay-at-home
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“Stay-at-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay-at-home. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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