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I think I would make a lousy stay-at-home mom. It just wouldn't suit me.
Claire Danes

Meaning of "stay-at-home" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STAY-AT-HOME

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STAY-AT-HOME

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stay-At-Home can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES STAY-AT-HOME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of stay-at-home in the English dictionary

The first definition of stay-at-home in the dictionary is enjoying a quiet, settled, and unadventurous use of leisure. Other definition of stay-at-home is a stay-at-home person. Stay-At-Home is also a person who does not bother to vote in a political election.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STAY-AT-HOME

stave off
staves
stavesacre
staving
Stavropol
stavudine
stay
stay of execution
stay out
stay put
stay stitching
stayaway
staycation
stayer
staying power
stayless
staymaker
Stayman
stays
staysail

WORDS THAT END LIKE STAY-AT-HOME

a home from home
at home
at-home
care home
children´s home
come home
community home
down-home
drive home
funeral home
holiday home
home
house and home
mobile home
motorhome
nursing home
re-home
rest-home
second home
till the cows come home

Synonyms and antonyms of stay-at-home in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «stay-at-home» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STAY-AT-HOME

Find out the translation of stay-at-home to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stay-at-home from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stay-at-home» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

留在家里
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ama de casa
570 millions of speakers

English

stay-at-home
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रहने में रहनेवाला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البقاء في المنزل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

остаться на дому
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dona-de - casa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গৃহে থাক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

casanier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

duduk di rumah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

stay- at-home
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

出無精の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가정 주부, 시간제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tinggal ing omah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ở lại nhà
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வீட்டிலேயே இரு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घरीच राहा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

evde kal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tipo casalingo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stay -at-home
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

залишитися на дому
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sta - at-home
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαμονή-στο - σπίτι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verblyf-at -home
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stay- at-home
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stay-at -home
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stay-at-home

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STAY-AT-HOME»

The term «stay-at-home» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.540 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STAY-AT-HOME» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «stay-at-home» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «stay-at-home» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stay-at-home

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10 QUOTES WITH «STAY-AT-HOME»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stay-at-home.
1
Kirstie Alley
I probably spend more time with my kids than the average stay-at-home mother.
2
Candace Cameron Bure
I'm so happy and thankful I made it a point be a stay-at-home mom.
3
Mike D
For a dude, I think I do cook. I'm a stay-at-home parent a lot of the time.
4
Claire Danes
I think I would make a lousy stay-at-home mom. It just wouldn't suit me.
5
Janet Evanovich
I wasn't always a writer. When I went to college and majored in fine arts, I was a painter. Then I was a stay-at-home mom.
6
Karen Finerman
As a working mother, the last thing you need is to be hard on yourself. As a stay-at-home mother, the last thing you need is to be hard on yourself. As a twenty something with no job prospects or life partner in sight, the last thing you need is to be hard on yourself.
7
Jennifer Garner
It's about getting the kids up and fed, getting one to school, getting the other down for a nap, going to the grocery store, picking one up from school, getting the other one down for another nap, cooking dinner... I live my life at these two extremes. I'm either a full-time stay-at-home mom or a full-time actress.
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Deidre Hall
I don't work a five-day week as a rule, and I've managed to fill that time up. It hasn't been that hard. I volunteer at school. I'm working because I love it. Yet, I don't not envy women who have a stay-at-home job, because you miss stuff.
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Jerry Hall
I'm a very lazy, stay-at-home kind of girl.
10
Teri Hatcher
I feel like I'm a stay-at-home mom, which I was for the five years before this. She's absolutely been my focus. That's the choice I made. Desperate Housewives is perfect for me. I get to go back to work and still be able to take my daughter to school and pick her up.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STAY-AT-HOME»

Discover the use of stay-at-home in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stay-at-home and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Stay At Home Dead
It's a day like any other for Deuce Winters, a stay-at-home dad in sleepy Rose Petal, Texas, where he and his three-year-old daughter Carly are making their weekly trip to the grocery store.
Jeffrey Allen, 2012
2
The Stay-at-home Dad Handbook
Addresses parenting issues stay-at-home dads face, offering solutions to such problems as networking in a female-oriented community and doling advice on dealing with the psychological issues of this different parenting situation.
Peter Baylies, 2004
3
In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms
Who are they? They are the stay-at-home moms. These are women who know in their hearts that staying home to raise their children is the right choice for the whole family.
Dr. Laura Schlessinger, 2009
4
So You Want to be a Stay-at-home Mom
Cheryl Gochnauer tells what being a stay-at-home mom is like from the perspective of one who is doing it, and she offers practical tips on how you can transition to a life at home.
Cheryl Gochnauer, 1999
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Stay-at-Home Dads: An Essential Guide to Creating a Balanced ...
A step-by-step guide for fathers who want to transform their lives into a child-centered lifestyle explains how to balance career and family, make the most out of one income, how to budget effectively, how to overcome gender stereotypes to ...
Libby Gill, 2001
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Stay at Home
Janie Hadley, stay at home mom and daycare provider, is bamboozled into caring for the daughter of notorious rock/movie star, Billy Smitts.
Sarah Phelan, 2006
7
The Daddy Shift: How Stay-at-home Dads, Breadwinning Moms, ...
An analysis of a growing trend in stay-at-home fathers explores the qualities of families with income-earning moms and fathers who take less-traditional and more involved roles in raising their children, in a series of case profiles that ...
Jeremy Adam Smith, 2009
8
The Stay-at-Home Survival Guide: Field-Tested Strategies for ...
Melissa StantonOCOs "The Stay-at-Home Survival Guide" is an all-encompassing, truth-telling how-to book that addresses the many practical and psychological issues facing stay-at-home moms today.
Melissa Stanton, 2009
9
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Stay-at-Home Moms: 101 ...
With stories by famous moms, including Jane Green, Melora Hardin, Liz Lange, Jodi Picoult, and Jill Kargman, and stories on other moms who elected to stay at home or work from home, every stay-at-home and work-from-home mom will view this ...
Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Wendy Walker, 2012
10
Stay-at-Home Handbook: Advice for Parenting, Finances, ...
If you are a stay-at-home parent, then this is the guide for you. In fifty brief sections Cheryl Gochnauer answers the tough questions you face. And you'll also find a great section of networking resources for stay-at-home parents.
Cheryl Gochnauer, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STAY-AT-HOME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stay-at-home is used in the context of the following news items.
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Stay-at-home mums are heroes. The left should stand up for them …
Rather than women feeling empowered to make their own choices, apparently it is now those who stay at home who should be feeling guilty. Rebecca Allen, a ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
2
Stay-at-home dads pay the price in job market for putting family first
Fathers make up 16% of stay-at-home parents in the US, which amounts to more than 2 million men, according to Pew Research Center reports. Photograph: ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
3
Wannabe stay-at-home mothers are being slowly screwed by …
It confirmed a prejudice against stay-at-home mothers and the partners who support them. How does this fit with Mr Cameron's assertion that “families are the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
4
Stay-at-home mum DEFENDS her 'wife bonus' and says she …
A STAY-AT-HOME mum who was bombarded by enraged feminists after she bragged about her five-figure "wife bonus" has said she DESERVES her husband's ... «Express.co.uk, May 15»
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Seven ways stay-at-home parents unexpectedly save money
Are you a stay-at-home parent? You may not realize this, but there are a few secret ways that you are saving money by being at home, including spending less ... «Christian Science Monitor, May 15»
6
Do Stay-at-Home Moms Deserve a Salary?
Stay-at-home motherhood here can be construed as a similar show of wealth, even if it's not meant to be. A sign that your salary is frivolous because your partner ... «Vogue.com, May 15»
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Stay-At-Home Dad Rejected From Joining Burlingame Mothers' Club
A stay-at-home dad says a Bay Area moms' group told him he was unwelcome because he is heterosexual. Scott Budman reports. (Published Wednesday, May ... «NBC Bay Area, May 15»
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What It Really Means To Be A Stay-At-Home Parent, In 31 Candid …
According to 2014 reports from Pew Research Center, there have been recent increases in the number of moms and dads who identify as stay-at-home parents. «Huffington Post, May 15»
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The States With The Most Stay-At-Home Fathers
In the 1970s, only six U.S. men identified themselves as stay-at-home parents. Not 6 percent -- six men, in the entire country. Last year, by contrast, an estimated ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
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Only 6 American Men Identified As Stay-At-Home Dads In The …
My husband is a stay-at-home father. Rich is one of an increasing number of fathers who chose to quit their job and raise kids full time. His choice has benefited ... «Huffington Post, May 15»

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