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sit-by-the-fire

sit-by-the-fire noun: a person who prefers to stay at home rather than go out and socialize.

Noun

sit-by-the-fire (plural sit-by-the-fires)

  1. A person who prefers to stay at home rather than go out and socialize.
    • It's remarkable how marriage changes them. I mean nobody would ever thought ^([sic]) Celia Sayles would turn out to be a sit-by-the-fire. I mean she still likes a good time, but her home and kiddies come first. I mean her home and kiddies come first.1926, Ring Lardner, The Love Nest and other stories
    • The moment he allows the emphasis to swing the other way he becomes a sit-by-the-fire, a cockerel, a drone, a henpeck. A woman steps into this man's sphere at her peril.1985, James Mallahan Cain, Roy Hoopes, Michael Hinden, 60 Years of Journalism, page 40

Synonyms of sit-by-the-fire

Forms of sit-by-the-fire

pluralsit-by-the-fires

Questions about sit-by-the-fire

What does sit-by-the-fire mean?
Sit-by-the-fire means a person who prefers to stay at home rather than go out and socialize.
What part of speech is sit-by-the-fire?
Sit-by-the-fire is a noun.
What is the plural of sit-by-the-fire?
The plural of sit-by-the-fire is sit-by-the-fires.

Words near sit-by-the-fire in the dictionary

  1. sit with
  2. sit-and-go
  3. sit-and-goes
  4. sit-and-wait predator
  5. sit-and-wait predators
  6. sit-by-the-fire
  7. sit-by-the-fires
  8. sit-com
  9. sit-coms
  10. sit-down
  11. sit-down money

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