ahas-bahay Filipino/Tagalog term

ahas-bahay  
Syllables:  a·has-ba·hay
[a-has-ba-hay]  ?
adjective
Word origin: Spanish, Tagalog
Literal meaning: house snake
Filipino meaning:
  1. ang isang taong laging nasa bahay
  2. hindi palapanaog na babae o lalaki
English meaning:
  1. one who always stays in the house
Example:
  1. Mahirap na maisama si Nelia sa paglalakbay, siya'y isang ahas-bahay.
English translation:
  1. It's hard to convince Nelia to travel, she is a homebody.
Synonym(s):
English translation:
  1. homebody
Antonym(s):
English translation:
  1. truant
  2. shirker
Dictionary keywords:
ahas; bahay