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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The second, This Could Be Us, followed Soledad, a stay-at-home mom of three who’s learning how to self-partner herself after her husband betrays her trust.
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Taryn Finley, Essence, 4 Mar. 2025
If parents could afford it, the preferred option was often a stay-at-home parent or a private nanny.
—Sara Mauskopf, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Some conservative Christian stay-at-home moms homeschool their children, and some don’t, Du Mez noted, while some Mormon families may ascribe to tradwife-style values but hold very different religious beliefs from evangelicals or Catholics.
—Anna North, Vox, 27 Feb. 2025
The family vlog featured Kevin, then an assistant engineering professor at Utah’s Brigham Young University, Ruby, a stay-at-home mom, and their six children: Shari, Chad, Abby, Julie, Russell and Eve.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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Taryn Finley, Essence, 4 Mar. 2025
If parents could afford it, the preferred option was often a stay-at-home parent or a private nanny.
—Sara Mauskopf, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Some conservative Christian stay-at-home moms homeschool their children, and some don’t, Du Mez noted, while some Mormon families may ascribe to tradwife-style values but hold very different religious beliefs from evangelicals or Catholics.
—Anna North, Vox, 27 Feb. 2025
The family vlog featured Kevin, then an assistant engineering professor at Utah’s Brigham Young University, Ruby, a stay-at-home mom, and their six children: Shari, Chad, Abby, Julie, Russell and Eve.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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