From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstay-at-homeˈstay-at-ˌhome adjective [only before noun] staying at home, rather than working somewhere else, usually in order to take care of children a stay-at-home mom
Examples from the Corpus
stay-at-home• But at 22, can Kiefer Sutherland really be the stay-at-home family man he would have us believe?• There's a stigma attached to the stay-at-home mum, as if she hasn't a brain between the ears!• The Government is encouraging women back into the workforce - I think stay-at-home mums should be encouraged, too.• The 16-page glossy brochure based on commercial women's weeklies contained articles on Labour's policy to help working and stay-at-home mums.• What makes cognac the international high-flyer, and armagnac the spotty, stay-at-home plodder? 