Phrase guide

stay at home

adj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Alternative spelling of stay-at-home.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative spelling of stay-at-home.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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3

verb

Meaning 3

Not to vote in an election; not to turn out; not to make it to the polls

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Democrats were concerned that Mitt Romney might win the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election because millennials would stay at home on Election Day.

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4

verb

Meaning 4

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, at, home.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: blive hjemme — to not leave one's home
  • Polish: zostawać w domu — to not leave one's home
  • Polish: zostać w domu — to not leave one's home