Meaning

2 senses

  1. (informal)A nursing home.

  2. (informal)A retirement village.

Examples

24 sentences

  1. Tom has moved into an old folks home.

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  2. We have to sing at an old folks home today.

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  3. He sent his old clothes home for his brothers, and sent his family money, too.

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  4. My mother-in-law lives in an old people's home.

    Моя свекруха живе у будинку для людей похилого віку. — oromashka

    ruМоя тёща живёт в доме престарелых. — marafon

    deMeine Schwiegermutter lebt in einem Altersheim. — Ioan_Cristian

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  5. Robert is old enough to stay home alone.

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Forms

plural: old people's homes

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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