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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Five years ago, Democratic leaders defended stay-at-home orders, school closures and business shutdowns as essential to slowing the virus's spread.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
This may have been prompted by stay-at-home requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic, when multiple family members were working and doing school work at home.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Joanne was a stay-at-home Mom with their six children.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Rylee Marcum, a stay-at-home mom in Central Florida, is taking part in No Buy 2025 and doesn’t plan to opt out at any point this year.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
This may have been prompted by stay-at-home requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic, when multiple family members were working and doing school work at home.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Joanne was a stay-at-home Mom with their six children.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Rylee Marcum, a stay-at-home mom in Central Florida, is taking part in No Buy 2025 and doesn’t plan to opt out at any point this year.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025
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“Stay-at-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay-at-home. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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