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children's homes

children's homes is the plural of children's home.

Meaning of children's home

Noun

children's home (plural children's homes)

  1. A home for the care and protection of children whose parents have died or can no longer care for them. Public, private, and public-private versions exist in various countries.
    • Near-synonyms: orphanage (not always different), group home

Questions about children's homes

What is children's homes the plural of?
Children's homes is the plural of children's home.

Words near children's homes in the dictionary

  1. children of the manse
  2. children should be seen and not heard
  3. children's game
  4. children's games
  5. children's home
  6. children's homes
  7. children's hospital
  8. children's hospitals
  9. children's rights
  10. Children's stick insect
  11. Children's stick insects

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