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Definitions

stay-at-home

[stey-uht-hohm] / ˈsteɪ ətˌhoʊm /
ADJECTIVE
domestic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
private
STRONG
calm family home pet
WEAK
devoted domiciliary home-loving homelike homely indoor sedentary settled subdued submissive tame trained tranquil
Antonyms
WEAK
alien business foreign industrial office

Example Sentences

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At 37, I’m quitting my $165,000 job to be a stay-at-home dad.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Struggling with headaches and insomnia, she found her voice on public television, and created a daily ritual for millions of stay-at-home moms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Born in central Denmark to a stay-at-home mother and a father who was an accountant, he trained to be a lawyer before entering parliament in 1994.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

The son of an accountant father and a stay-at-home mom, Godoy is the first person in his family to pursue a life in entertainment.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Most of them gave technical evidence to show that I left the country illegally and that I had incited African workers to strike during the three-day stay-at-home in May 1961.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela