poorhouse

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noun

A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged.

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Meanings

nounpoorhouse (plural poorhouses)

plural poorhouses

  1. A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged.
  2. A workhouse.

Synonyms & antonyms

Broader
house
Also see
almshouseworkhouse

Origin

From poor + house.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Ancient Greek πτωχοτροφεῖον
  • πτωχοτροφεῖον (ptōkhotropheîon)charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged
Bulgarian приют
  • приют (prijut)charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged
Danish fattighus
  • fattighuscharitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged
Dutch armenhuis
  • armenhuischaritable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged
Esperanto almozulejo
  • almozulejocharitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged
Finnish vaivaistalo, vaivaistupa
  • vaivaistalocharitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged
  • vaivaistupacharitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged
  • köyhäintalocharitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged
French hospice
  • hospicecharitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged
German Armenhaus
  • Armenhauscharitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged
Greek πτωχοκομείο, φτωχοκομείο
  • πτωχοκομείο (ptochokomeío)charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged
  • φτωχοκομείο (ftochokomeío)charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged
  • φτωχόσπιτο (ftochóspito)charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged
Latin ptocheum, ptochotropheum
  • ptocheumcharitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged
  • ptochotropheumcharitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged
Polish przytułek dla biednych
  • przytułek dla biednychcharitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged
Portuguese abrigo
  • abrigocharitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged
Russian богаде́льня
  • богаде́льня (bogadélʹnja)charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged
Swedish fattighus, fattigstuga
  • fattighuscharitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged
  • fattigstugacharitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged
Welsh tloty
  • tlotycharitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged
Cite this entry
APA

poorhouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poorhouse

MLA

“poorhouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poorhouse. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poorhouse,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poorhouse.

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