sit-by-the-fire

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sit-by-the-fire

noun 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.

    Similar: homebody, stay-at-home

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@misc{sit_by_the_fire_2026,
  title = {sit-by-the-fire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sit-by-the-fire},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}