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
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: 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
Smeg Fab 5 Mini Refrigerator For the at-home gym, dorm room or studio, if your loved one spends lots of time in any of those spaces, the Smeg mini-fridge is the perfect solution. Kelly Wearstler, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024 As 2025 draws ever-closer, shop the top picks for items to include in your at-home gym below: By clicking on these shopping links, visitors will leave ABCNews.com. Mason Leib, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has said Mexico has been working for years to stop the flow of fentanyl, and that the U.S. should in turn be doing more to curb the demand for the drug at home and the flow of guns to Mexican criminal groups. Marina E. Franco (noticias Telemundo For Axios), Axios, 5 Dec. 2024 California ‘People are still dying on PCH’: Malibu fights to make its iconic roadway less dangerous Oct. 20, 2024 The Ventura County Fire Department assisted in the on-the-ground search and said in a statement Monday evening that one of the passengers had been located safe at home. Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 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 15 Dec. 2024.

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