nursing home
Americannoun
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nursing homes
plural
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a private residential institution equipped to care for persons unable to look after themselves, as the aged or chronically ill.
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Chiefly British. a small private hospital; a small hospital owned by one person or a group of individuals and supported solely by the fees of patients.
noun
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a private hospital or residence staffed and equipped to care for aged or infirm persons
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a private maternity home
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Etymology
Origin of nursing home
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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That lively string of bird feeders beside the nursing home seemed quietly heroic, like a line of lanterns burning brightly against the dusk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
I’d gotten a job at a nursing home.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
The broadcaster also said that around 10 people were hurt at a nursing home for the elderly.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Further south, another wildfire near Biscarrosse in the Landes region forced more than 23,000 people to evacuate homes, campsites, a nursing home and a summer camp.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
On benches under the portico, elderly women from the nursing home sat in pairs, in knee-length overcoats with oversized buttons, eating lozenges.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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