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noun
a private residential institution equipped to care for persons unable to look after themselves, as the aged or chronically ill.
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.
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Origin of nursing home
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby nursing home
nurse's aide, nurse shark, nursing, nursing bottle, nursing father, nursing home, nursing mother, nursing officer, nursling, nurturance, nurture
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How to use nursing home in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for nursing home
nursing home
noun
a private hospital or residence staffed and equipped to care for aged or infirm persons
British a private maternity home
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