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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Their mom, Connie — a stay-at-home mother of five based in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin — says crocheting was always part of their everyday life.
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Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
During the first weeks of the coronavirus pandemic, in March 2020, Massie forced every member of the House to defy stay-at-home orders and return to Washington for a vote on a $2 trillion relief package that both Republican and Democratic leaders had hoped to pass without a full vote.
—Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
Some schools in southeast Asia, including in Vietnam, have given stay-at-home orders as commutes have become too expensive for students.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
My husband left the workforce to become a stay-at-home parent and homeschool our son to limit his exposure to illness.
—Penelope Gatlin, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
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Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
During the first weeks of the coronavirus pandemic, in March 2020, Massie forced every member of the House to defy stay-at-home orders and return to Washington for a vote on a $2 trillion relief package that both Republican and Democratic leaders had hoped to pass without a full vote.
—Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
Some schools in southeast Asia, including in Vietnam, have given stay-at-home orders as commutes have become too expensive for students.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
My husband left the workforce to become a stay-at-home parent and homeschool our son to limit his exposure to illness.
—Penelope Gatlin, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Stay-at-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay-at-home. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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