old folks' home

noun

A residential complex for elderly people often equipped with special facilities and care services; especially, a nursing home.

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Meanings

nounold folks' home (plural old folks' homes)

plural old folks' homes · alternative old folks home

  1. colloquialderogatoryhumoroussometimesA residential complex for elderly people often equipped with special facilities and care services; especially, a nursing home.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
nursing homerest homeretirement home

Translations

German Altersheim, Altenheim
  • AltersheimA residential complex for old people
  • AltenheimA residential complex for old people
  • SeniorenheimA residential complex for old people
Hebrew בֵּית אָבוֹת
  • בֵּית אָבוֹת (bet avót)A residential complex for old people
Hindi वृद्धाश्रम
  • वृद्धाश्रम (vŕddhāśram)A residential complex for old people
Māori whare mātāpuputu
  • whare mātāpuputuA residential complex for old people
Polish dom starców, dom pogodnej jesieni
  • dom starcówA residential complex for old people
  • dom pogodnej jesieniA residential complex for old people
  • dom spokojnej starościA residential complex for old people
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “old folks' home,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/old%20folks'%20home.

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