"rest home" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rest homes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rest home (plural rest homes)
  1. A place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living, such as the elderly and younger adults with physical disabilities. Synonyms: care home, nursing home, old people's home, old-age home, old folks' home, retirement home
    Sense id: en-rest_home-en-noun-46U9ywrG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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