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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Price was a stay-at-home dad to his ex-girlfriend's two children for 10 years before their separation, according to his sister, Karen Price.
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James Powel, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Governor Gavin Newsom had reinstated stay-at-home orders for all regions with less than 15 percent of ICU beds open.
—Sunita Puri, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2025
Seven years through Anderson’s tenure, Loewe, like every other fashion brand, was faced with the challenge of selling clothing and accessories during the pandemic, with stay-at-home mandates denting consumer spending.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
The stay-at-home defenseman took a cross-ice backhand pass from Jakub Lauko just outside the Boston blue line and motored up the ice on the left side.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
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James Powel, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Governor Gavin Newsom had reinstated stay-at-home orders for all regions with less than 15 percent of ICU beds open.
—Sunita Puri, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2025
Seven years through Anderson’s tenure, Loewe, like every other fashion brand, was faced with the challenge of selling clothing and accessories during the pandemic, with stay-at-home mandates denting consumer spending.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
The stay-at-home defenseman took a cross-ice backhand pass from Jakub Lauko just outside the Boston blue line and motored up the ice on the left side.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Stay-at-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay-at-home. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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