stay-at-home

noun

Definition of stay-at-homenext
as in housewife

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stay-at-home
  1. housewife
  2. homemaker
  3. housekeeper
  4. househusband
  5. wife
  6. husband
Noun
  • His father was an accountant who had been a conscientious objector during the Second World War, and his mother was a housewife and strict vegetarian.
    — Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
  • But if Shauna was this awful and domineering and scary in the teen timeline, why has she been treated like a normal housewife by her fellow survivors this whole time?
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of housewife
Noun
  • His mother, Eleanor, was a homemaker and an opera singer, and his father, Malet, was a carpenter.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
  • André Talley’s Grandmother, Bennie Davis, was a true homemaker whose influence extended far beyond her own home.
    — Britney Porter, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Definition of homemaker
Noun
  • For example, housekeepers typically don't make as much as janitors.
    — Alex Golden, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Things get serious when one of Tom’s housekeepers is swept up in the military dictatorship.
    — Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of housekeeper
Noun
  • Cohen wasn't present for the viewing, sources told PEOPLE, nor were the househusbands (both are staples at RHONJ reunions).
    — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 29 July 2024
  • The househusbands, who are a staple at the RHONJ reunion, were not in attendance, insiders tell PEOPLE.
    — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024
Definition of househusband
Noun
  • One edit, of a picture of a man, a dog and his wife, has been viewed over 49 million times on X as of reporting, while another post which edited memes into a Ghibli style has also received nearly 50 million views.
    — Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Some individuals have felt the impact of the disruption in funding too. Jason Frey and his wife live in California and own a condo on Maui.
    — Chris Arnold, NPR, 2 Apr. 2025
Definition of wife
Noun
  • The family of a woman who was strangled to death last year during a conjugal visit with her husband at a Northern California prison has called for reforms after a second woman was killed in a similar manner.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Christy's husband, Jan Cilliers, was in San Francisco that weekend visiting his father.
    — Sarah Prior, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of husband
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“Stay-at-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stay-at-home. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.

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