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old folks' homes

old folks' homes is the plural of old folks' home.

Meaning of old folks' home

Noun

old folks' home (plural old folks' homes)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory, humorous, sometimes) A residential complex for elderly people often equipped with special facilities and care services; especially, a nursing home.

Questions about old folks' homes

What is old folks' homes the plural of?
Old folks' homes is the plural of old folks' home.

Words near old folks' homes in the dictionary

  1. old fogy
  2. old folks
  3. old folks home
  4. old folks homes
  5. old folks' home
  6. old folks' homes
  7. old for one's years
  8. Old Ford
  9. Old Forge
  10. old franc
  11. old francs

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