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kōkōmuka noho tara ā-whare

1. (noun) stay-at-home - someone who does not leave home because of old age, sickness or inclination.

Kua eke kē a Hēmi ki te taumata o te tangata e kīia ai ia 'he kōkōmuka noho tara ā-whare', arā, ko ōna tau whakahingahinga, whakatā hoki (HP 1991:v). / Hēmi has already reached the stage of life when it could be said that he is a stay-at-home, that is, he is in his retirement years.

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