nursing home

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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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Words nearby nursing home

nurseryman, nurserywoman, nursing, nursing bottle, nursing father, nursing home, nursing mother, nursing officer, nursling, nurturance, nurture

Origin of nursing home

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Example sentences from the Web for nursing home

For example, they can now get coverage to pay for nursing-home costs in the same nursing homes where their spouses live.
Why the IRS's Gay-Marriage Move Is a Big Deal|Daniel Gross|August 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Sir William is at present in nursing-home, so we have place to ourselves.
While I Remember|Stephen McKenna
High and low, and all huddled together like so many babes in a nursing-home.
Lore of Proserpine|Maurice Hewlett
I had to break one contract and go into a nursing-home; and I've never really pulled up since.
Lady Lilith|Stephen McKenna

"I sent her on an ambulance to a nursing-home in London," said Tarling shortly.
The Daffodil Mystery|Edgar Wallace
The superintendent of a nursing-home ought to be present when the doctors went their rounds and when operations were performed.
The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 1 of 2|Edward Tyas Cook

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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Medical definitions for nursing home

nursing home

n.

skilled nursing facility