Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

care home

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.37 in modern English

Syllables: care home
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A place of residence for people who have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living, such as the elderly, but who do not need constant nursing care.

Etymology

From care + home.

Inflected Forms

care homes (plural)

Phrases

nursing home

Frequently Paired Words

carehouse nursing home

Questions

What does care home mean?: A place of residence for people who have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living, such as the elderly, but who do not need constant nursing care.
Where does care home come from?: From care + home.

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