at-home

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adjective

ət-ˈhōm How to pronounce at-home (audio)
ˈat-ˌhōm
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: intended or suitable for one's home
an at-home dress
2
: being or occurring at one's home
at-home entertainment
3
: not employed outside the home : stay-at-home
an at-home mom

at home

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noun

: a reception given at one's home

Examples of at-home in a Sentence

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Adjective
Complete with at-home gel manicure essentials, this kit features (drum roll…) a base coat, topcoat, acetone-free polish remover, removal clips, lamp, and satin green polish for less than $90 (a win for your wallet, too). Annie Blackman, Allure, 5 Nov. 2024 Make sure everything is attached properly to hold weight, especially for pieces that require at-home assembly. Medea Giordano, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
Pitt, beaten soundly by SMU a week earlier, lost at home to Virginia. Eric Olson, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024 Instead of waiting at home to fully recover, Master said, students should return to school with extra support from teachers and breaks in their schedule to relieve symptoms such as headaches or fatigue, with a goal of gradually doing more. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for at-home 

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1903, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun

1745, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of at-home was in 1745

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“At-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at-home. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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