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nursing home
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
nursing home
(noun)
nursing home
noun
plural
nursing homes
nursing home
noun
plural
nursing homes
Britannica Dictionary definition of NURSING HOME
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a place where people who are old or who are unable to take care of themselves can live and be taken care of
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