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nursing homes

nursing homes is the plural of nursing home.

Meaning of nursing home

Noun

nursing home (plural nursing homes)

  1. A place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living, such as the elderly and younger adults with physical disabilities.
    Synonyms:
    care home, carehouse, old-age home, old folks' home, old people's home, rest home, senior citizens' home

Questions about nursing homes

What is nursing homes the plural of?
Nursing homes is the plural of nursing home.

Words near nursing homes in the dictionary

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  5. nursing home
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  8. nursing pad
  9. nursing pads
  10. nursingly
  11. nursings

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