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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
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.
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.
Use sit-by-the-fire when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sit-by-the-fire means A person who prefers to stay at home rather than go out and socialize..
Common synonyms include homebody, stay-at-home.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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