Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stay-at-home dad

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.75 in modern English

Syllables: stay-at-home- -dad
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A father who is the main caregiver of the children and is generally the homemaker of the household.

Example Sentences

"On that note, are any of us guys prepared to have our wives be the sole breadwinners? As one stay-at-home dad said: “I feel funny buying my wife $40 worth of roses with her money.”"

Inflected Forms

stay-at-home dads (plural)

Questions

What does stay-at-home dad mean?: A father who is the main caregiver of the children and is generally the homemaker of the household.

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