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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Kate Daly, a relationship expert and cofounder of online divorce services company amicable, told Newsweek that the stay-at-home parent shouldn't be responsible for all of the chores.
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
During these uncertain times, Dr. Chin-Hong said that California is one of the best places to be for public health, referencing the first-in-the-nation COVID stay-at-home orders and Gov. Gavin Newsom declaring a state of emergency for bird flu last month.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
The data was lauded by Democrats and the media as part of a turning point for crime woes in the U.S. after the crime wave of 2020, when defund-the-police protests and riots swept the nation and the pandemic’s stay-at-home orders upended daily life.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025
This measure factors in people who have voluntarily left the labor force, such as stay-at-home parents, discouraged workers who have stopped seeking jobs, and part-time or otherwise marginally employed workers.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2025
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
During these uncertain times, Dr. Chin-Hong said that California is one of the best places to be for public health, referencing the first-in-the-nation COVID stay-at-home orders and Gov. Gavin Newsom declaring a state of emergency for bird flu last month.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
The data was lauded by Democrats and the media as part of a turning point for crime woes in the U.S. after the crime wave of 2020, when defund-the-police protests and riots swept the nation and the pandemic’s stay-at-home orders upended daily life.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025
This measure factors in people who have voluntarily left the labor force, such as stay-at-home parents, discouraged workers who have stopped seeking jobs, and part-time or otherwise marginally employed workers.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Stay-at-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay-at-home. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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