Definition of "at-home" []

• An informal reception in one's home. (noun)
• Being, occurring, or functioning in one's home: at-home workers; at-home care. (adjective)
• Designed for or appropriate for one's home: at-home fashions. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "They say the companies are billing for an overabundance of long-term at-home services for patient populations that would be better off with more coordinated care."
• "Are you surprised by who took the title and at-home prize?"
• "I will embrace my at-home mom-ness enthusiastically, because it deserves my enthusiasm."