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nursing home
–noun
| 1. | a private residential institution equipped to care for persons unable to look after themselves, as the aged or chronically ill. |
| 2. | 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. |
[Origin: 1895–1900
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] | Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
nursing home
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| nursing home
n. A private establishment that provides living quarters and care for the elderly or the chronically ill. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| nursing home | |
noun | |
| an institution where people are cared for; "a home for the elderly" [syn: home] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
ˈnursing-home noun
a small private hospital
See also: nursemaid, nursery, nurseryman, nursing, nurse, nursery rhyme, nursery school, "nursing home" in any language
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