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noun
any of various private residences for former state psychiatric patients, supervised by a department of a state or city government.
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Origin of adult home
First recorded in 1975–1980
Words nearby adult home
adulteress, adulterine, adulterous, adultery, adultescent, adult home, adulthood, adulticide, Adult Training Centre, adumbral, adumbrate
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How to use adult home in a sentence
In practice, it functions as a “huge financial boon” to the adult home industry, said Tanya Kessler, a senior staff attorney with Mobilization for Justice, a legal services organization.
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