old folks' home

English

Noun

old folks' home (plural old folks' homes)

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

Translations

A residential complex for old people

• German: Altersheim (de) n, Altenheim (de) n, Seniorenheim (de) n
• Hebrew: בֵּית אָבוֹת (he) m (bet avót)
• Maori: whare mātāpuputu
• Polish: dom starców (pl) m, dom pogodnej jesieni m, dom spokojnej starości (pl) m

nursing home — see nursing home