Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Inclined to remain in one's home, locality, or country.
- adjective Sports Not engaging much in the offensive play.
- noun A person who stays at or works from home.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who is not given to roaming, gadding about, or traveling; one who keeps at home, either through choice or of necessity: also used adjeetively: as, a stay-at-home man.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of a parent Not
employed , and rather devoting more time to one'schildren .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not given to travel
- noun a person who seldom goes anywhere; one not given to wandering or travel
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Examples
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When you kids were growing up, do you know what we called stay-at-home moms?
Substitute Me Lori L. Tharps 2010
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In addition to insulting the party hostess, the Greek grandmother calls a stay-at-home dad a "wife" and tells a co-habiting unmarried couple they're going to hell.
Kraft Spiffs Up Its Old Brands Julie Jargon 2011
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In addition to insulting the party hostess, the Greek grandmother calls a stay-at-home dad a "wife" and tells a co-habiting unmarried couple they're going to hell.
Kraft Spiffs Up Its Old Brands Julie Jargon 2011
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Not to make up for time lost or meals missed when she was working crazy long hours on Wall Street, nor to fulfill any vision or expectation of what so-called stay-at-home moms do in a place like Palace Valley, but rather because of what too many families no longer do: talk.
Parents Behaving Badly Scott Gummer 2011
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Not to make up for time lost or meals missed when she was working crazy long hours on Wall Street, nor to fulfill any vision or expectation of what so-called stay-at-home moms do in a place like Palace Valley, but rather because of what too many families no longer do: talk.
Parents Behaving Badly Scott Gummer 2011
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A survey this week by Mothercare has revealed that she has turned against the title "housewife" with two-thirds of those questioned saying they prefer to be known as "stay-at-home mums".
The Guardian World News Lucy Mangan 2011
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I’ve changed my title from stay-at-home mom to work-at-home mom from SAHM to WAHM but that first hour or two of the morning is still my favorite time.
My Resolution Jack Canfield 2008
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I’ve changed my title from stay-at-home mom to work-at-home mom from SAHM to WAHM but that first hour or two of the morning is still my favorite time.
My Resolution Jack Canfield 2008
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“I just think that the Pioneer Ward has always been a Democratic bloc,” says Gloria Kittridge, who had a career in Democratic politics before becoming a stay-at-home mom.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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Cleaver, the Leave It to Beaver mom, epitomized the 1950s stay-at-home mom, quietly serving her husband and children, with hobbies of needlepoint and arranging tea roses.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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