old folks' home

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old folks' home

noun old folks' homes · old folks home

  1. colloquial, derogatory, humorous, sometimes A residential complex for elderly people often equipped with special facilities and care services; especially, a nursing home.

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noun A residential complex for old people

हिन्दीवृद्धाश्रम vŕddhāśram
DeutschAltersheim, Altenheim, Seniorenheim
עבריתבֵּית אָבוֹת bet avót

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@misc{old_folks_home_2026,
  title = {old folks' home},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/old%20folks'%20home},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}