Meanings
nounretirement home (plural retirement homes)
plural retirement homes
- A multi-residence housing facility intended for elderly people.
Synonyms: eventide home, old people's home, old-age home, old folks' home, granny farm
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA multi-residence housing facility intended for elderly people.
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Translations
Ancient Greek οἶκος εὐγηρίας
- οἶκος εὐγηρίας (oîkos eugērías)housing facility for the elderly
Arabic بَيْتُ تَقاعُدٍ, دَار مُسِنِّين
- بَيْتُ تَقاعُدٍ (baytu taqāʕudin)housing facility for the elderly
- دَار مُسِنِّين (dār musinnīn)housing facility for the elderly
- دَار عَجَزَة (dār ʕajaza)housing facility for the elderly
Chinese Mandarin 老人院
- 老人院 (lǎorényuàn)housing facility for the elderly
Czech domov důchodců
- domov důchodcůhousing facility for the elderly
Danish ældrebolig, plejehjem
- ældrebolighousing facility for the elderly
- plejehjemhousing facility for the elderly
Finnish vanhainkoti
- vanhainkotihousing facility for the elderly
French maison de retraite, EHPAD
- maison de retraitehousing facility for the elderly
- EHPADhousing facility for the elderly
German Altersheim, Altenheim
- Altersheimhousing facility for the elderly
- Altenheimhousing facility for the elderly
- Seniorenheimhousing facility for the elderly
- Seniorenresidenzhousing facility for the elderly
Greek οίκος ευγηρίας
- οίκος ευγηρίας (oíkos evgirías)housing facility for the elderly
Hebrew בֵּית אָבוֹת
- בֵּית אָבוֹתhousing facility for the elderly
Hindi वृद्धाश्रम
- वृद्धाश्रम (vŕddhāśram)housing facility for the elderly
Icelandic elliheimili
- elliheimilihousing facility for the elderly
Italian casa di riposo
- casa di riposohousing facility for the elderly
Korean 양로원
- 양로원 (yangnowon)housing facility for the elderly
Polish dom spokojnej starości, dom starców
- dom spokojnej starościhousing facility for the elderly
- dom starcówhousing facility for the elderly
Portuguese casa de retiro, lar de idosos
- casa de retirohousing facility for the elderly
- lar de idososhousing facility for the elderly
Spanish asilo de ancianos, hogar de ancianos
- asilo de ancianoshousing facility for the elderly
- hogar de ancianoshousing facility for the elderly
- casa de reposohousing facility for the elderly
Swedish äldreboende, ålderdomshem
- äldreboendehousing facility for the elderly
- ålderdomshemhousing facility for the elderly
- åldringshemhousing facility for the elderly
Cite this entry
APA
retirement home. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retirement%20home
MLA
“retirement home.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retirement%20home. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retirement home,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retirement%20home.
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