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
Examples of stay-at-home in a Sentence
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Tavia Hunt, who was a stay-at-home mom, defended him in a social media post.
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Christopher Brito, CBS News, 17 May 2024
The couple shared some of their family life online in the early days of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, but have since returned to keeping their lives private.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
Dogs who attacked Courtney Williams belonged to neighbor, family said
Williams' sister-in-law, Crystal Cox told USA TODAY the dogs belonged to a neighbor who lives behind the home where Williams − a stay-at-home mom − lives with three of her children and her husband.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
Consider Charlene, a stay-at-home mom of three, who in March faced one of the worst decisions a parent has to make.
—Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 13 May 2024
Nicole says her mother threw herself wholeheartedly into stay-at-home motherhood, joining the PTA and cooking dinner for the kids every night while her husband worked for her father’s construction company.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2024
Her own research indicates three-quarters of stay-at-home moms live in households with incomes less than $50,000, and half have household incomes of less than $25,000.
—Moriah Balingit, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024
The pandemic and subsequent stay-at-home orders required employees to quickly adopt new technologies, like Zoom video meetings, to do their jobs.
—Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
The primary was delayed due to the Ohio stay-at-home order and voters have been submitting their ballots via absentee voting.
—The Enquirer, 25 Apr. 2024
Christopher Brito, CBS News, 17 May 2024
The couple shared some of their family life online in the early days of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, but have since returned to keeping their lives private.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
Dogs who attacked Courtney Williams belonged to neighbor, family said
Williams' sister-in-law, Crystal Cox told USA TODAY the dogs belonged to a neighbor who lives behind the home where Williams − a stay-at-home mom − lives with three of her children and her husband.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
Consider Charlene, a stay-at-home mom of three, who in March faced one of the worst decisions a parent has to make.
—Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 13 May 2024
Nicole says her mother threw herself wholeheartedly into stay-at-home motherhood, joining the PTA and cooking dinner for the kids every night while her husband worked for her father’s construction company.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2024
Her own research indicates three-quarters of stay-at-home moms live in households with incomes less than $50,000, and half have household incomes of less than $25,000.
—Moriah Balingit, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024
The pandemic and subsequent stay-at-home orders required employees to quickly adopt new technologies, like Zoom video meetings, to do their jobs.
—Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
The primary was delayed due to the Ohio stay-at-home order and voters have been submitting their ballots via absentee voting.
—The Enquirer, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Stay-at-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay-at-home. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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