in-home

adjective

ˌin-ˈhōm How to pronounce in-home (audio)
ˈin-ˌhōm
: occurring in one's home
in-home care for the elderly
in-home services

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Organizations like food pantries, health clinics and in-home care agencies often provide important services, but they are frequently overlooked in disaster planning. — Trevor Riggen, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025 The death of a patient receiving in-home health care led his family to discover the nurse was a fraud, with an entirely forged work history, according to investigators in Florida. — Mark Price, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025 While the physical aspect of moving still requires in-person interactions, American Van Lines has eliminated the need for in-home estimates by introducing virtual consultations. — Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025 The boys, who attended the in-home daycare run by Eldrige’s mother, loved the children’s character Bluey, Eldridge wrote, and had just been learning to speak full words. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in-home

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First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of in-home was in 1956

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“In-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-home. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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