Phrase guide

nursing home

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living, such as the elderly and younger adults with physical disabilities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an institution where people are cared for

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a home for the elderly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: home, rest home

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: institution

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

48 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ծերանոց (ceranocʻ) — place of residence
  • Asturian: malatería — place of residence
  • Asturian: beneficencia — place of residence
  • Asturian: asilu — place of residence
  • Chinese Mandarin: 療養院 /疗养院 (liáoyǎngyuàn) — place of residence
  • Chinese Mandarin: 養老院 /养老院 (yǎnglǎoyuàn) — place of residence
  • Chinese Mandarin: 敬老院 (jìnglǎoyuàn) — place of residence
  • Dutch: verpleeghuis — place of residence
  • Dutch: verzorgingshuis — place of residence
  • Dutch: verzorgingstehuis — place of residence
  • Esperanto: maljunulejo — place of residence
  • Finnish: hoitokoti — place of residence
  • French: maison de repos — place of residence
  • German: Pflegeheim — place of residence
  • Greek: γηροκομείο (girokomeío) — place of residence
  • Greek: οίκος ευγηρίας (oíkos evgirías) — place of residence
  • Ancient Greek: γεροντοκομεῖον (gerontokomeîon) — place of residence
  • Gujarati: વૃદ્ધાશ્રમ (vŕddhāśram) — place of residence
  • Hindi: वृद्धाश्रम (vŕddhāśram) — place of residence
  • Icelandic: hjúkrunarheimili — place of residence
  • Irish: teach altranais — place of residence
  • Italian: casa di riposo — place of residence
  • Japanese: 老人ホーム (rōjin hōmu) — place of residence
  • Japanese: 養護ホーム (yōgo hōmu) — place of residence
  • Korean: 요양원 (yoyang'won) — place of residence
  • Northern Kurdish: aramxane — place of residence
  • Luxembourgish: Fleegeheem — place of residence
  • Māori: whare mātāpuputu — place of residence
  • Polish: dom pomocy społecznej — place of residence
  • Polish: dom spokojnej starości — place of residence
  • Polish: dom pogodnej jesieni — place of residence
  • Polish: dom starców — place of residence
  • Portuguese: asilo — place of residence
  • Portuguese: casa de repouso — place of residence
  • Russian: дом престаре́лых (dom prestarélyx) — place of residence
  • Russian: ча́стная лече́бница (částnaja lečébnica) — place of residence
  • Scottish Gaelic: taigh-altraim — place of residence
  • Serbo-Croatian: ста̏рачкӣ до̑м — place of residence
  • Serbo-Croatian: до̑м за старије и немоћне особе — place of residence
  • Serbo-Croatian: stȁračkī dȏm — place of residence
  • Serbo-Croatian: dȏm za starije i nemoćne osobe — place of residence
  • Spanish: asilo — place of residence
  • Spanish: cotolengo — place of residence
  • Swedish: ålderdomshem — place of residence
  • Swedish: äldreboende — place of residence
  • Swedish: åldringshem — place of residence
  • Swedish: vårdhem — place of residence
  • Welsh: cartref nyrsio — place of residence