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
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first at-home screening test for cervical cancer, the product’s maker announced on Friday. Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025 The Teal Wand is an at-home vaginal sample self-collection device, used to test for HPV. Greta Cross, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Noun
As Universal gets ready to open the gates of its new high-tech park on May 22, visitors can do their own preparations at home by watching the films that inspired the new worlds. Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025 So, what does this mean for us as leaders, both at home and at work? Leisse Wilcox, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025 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 21 May. 2025.

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