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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Citywide, fatal crashes now are occurring at a higher rate than before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, when stay-at-home orders forced scores of drivers to keep off the roads.
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Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
Grace, 23, dreams of being a stay-at-home mom with four kids.
—Jason Parham, Wired News, 26 May 2025
These days Massa is a stay-at-home mom to Caleb, age 8.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2025
This proportion is expected to steadily drop in the coming years, since the stay-at-home nature of yard operations (compared to long haul) is a very good fit with EV and CNG operations.
—Richard Bishop, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
Grace, 23, dreams of being a stay-at-home mom with four kids.
—Jason Parham, Wired News, 26 May 2025
These days Massa is a stay-at-home mom to Caleb, age 8.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2025
This proportion is expected to steadily drop in the coming years, since the stay-at-home nature of yard operations (compared to long haul) is a very good fit with EV and CNG operations.
—Richard Bishop, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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“Stay-at-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay-at-home. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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